Weather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwave
- Hailstones the size of golf balls have been seen in French villages as, on top of the exceptional European heatwave, thunderstorms struck across certain parts of Europe.
- While thunderstorms are typical during and after a period of extreme heat, the storms across countries like France, Germany and Poland have been particularly severe and have brought flooding, strong winds and heavy showers with huge balls of hail.
- Some residents of France reported on social media seeing hailstones with diameters ranging between 5cm and 7cm in the south-east on Wednesday, around the towns of Aubenas, Vals-les-Bai
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- Hailstones the size of golf balls have been seen in French villages as, on top of the exceptional European heatwave, thunderstorms struck across certain parts of Europe.
- While thunderstorms are typical during and after a period of extreme heat, the storms across countries like France, Germany and Poland have been particularly severe and have brought flooding, strong winds and heavy showers with huge balls of hail.
- Some residents of France reported on social media seeing hailstones with diameters ranging between 5cm and 7cm in the south-east on Wednesday, around the towns of Aubenas, Vals-les-Bai
Sources: Guardian