Hail - Again. This time in Italy

Alitalia Aircraft Punctured By Hail Made Emergency Landing in Italy

The hail-damaged nose of an Alitalia aircraft is shown in Naples, Italy, on August 19, 2015. 

For the fourth time in just over a month, a plane was forced to make an emergency landing after damage sustained in a hailstorm.

Alitalia flight AZ2016 destined for Milan, Italy, flew into "an extraordinary and violent hailstorm" just minutes after takeoff from Rome's Fiumicino Airport Wednesday morning, according to an Alitalia statement.

Hailstones as large as tennis balls pelted the aircraft as it attempted to climb to cruising altitude.

The pilots then turned abruptly south and made an emergency landing at Naples International Airport just over an hour after takeoff.

The aircraft's nose was crushed and torn in several spots, one cockpit window was shattered, and some paint on the aircraft's wing was chipped away.

There were no injuries reported among the 110 passengers on board.