ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Officials monitoring the River Tiber in Rome fear it could break its banks as early as Friday evening after a spate of bad weather in Italy -- but do not expect major flooding. A rescue boat patrols the swollen River Tiber in central Rome early Friday. Guido Bertolaso, the head of the Italian Civil Protection Department said that there is a 20 to 30 percent chance the river could break its banks and cause disruption in some neighborhoods in northern Rome, but not in the historic city center. Two people have died in weather-related incidents elsewhere in Italy.
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NEW: Official: 20 - 30 percent chance that the River Tiber could overflow its banks
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Italy has been hit by a wave of bad weather that has claimed two lives
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One woman died near Rome when her car was submerged by a wave of water
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Body of a second victim was found in Calabria region after a bridge collapsed
"We see that the flow is increasing, but it is not reaching a level that could be dangerous for the capital city of Italy," said Bertolaso about the @placeholder, deeming the situation "crucial but not serious."