Intense hailstorm in Italy, France and Poland on 22nd May 2018

ITALY

BASILICATA
Acerenza (Potenza), abundant hailstorm with deposit on the ground. The presence of beans of over 2 cm is not excluded.
Gallicchio (Potenza), abundant hailstorm with slight accumulation on the road. Beans mostly under 2 cm.
Nova Siri (Matera), strong hailstorm with grains over 2 cm, maximum size almost 3 cm.
Senise (Potenza), also from this area we have news of a strong hailstorm with beans of about 2 cm.

PUGLIA
Hail in Foggia, between San Giovanni Rotondo, San Marco in Lamis, Amendola and in the hinterland of Manfredonia. The grains should have remained below the maximum size of 2 cm.
Cerignola and surroundings (Foggia), the area has been hit by a storm with an attached hailstorm. Beans at most 2 cm for a short time during the moment of greater intensity.

ABRUZZO
Sant’Eusanio del Sangro and Casoli (province of Chieti), strong hailstorms, grains up to over 2 cm, a few seeds up to 3 cm.

LOMBARDY
San Pietro Casasco (Pavia), news of a strong hailstorm with damages to the agricultural sector.

 

FRANCE
Paris, the northern part of the city, arrondissements IX, XVII, XVIII, XIX, ditches hailed, slight accumulation on the road, beans no more than 2 cm, mostly about 1 cm.
Bertincourt (Pas de Calais department), dense hailstorm, beans maximum size less than 2 cm.
Haguenau (Bas-Rhin department), dense hail, accumulation on the road, small grains, less than 2 cm.
Bitche (Moselle), strong hailstorm with accumulation on the ground, grains not over 2 cm.
Golbey (Vosges), dense hailstorm, beans less than 2 cm.Damery (Marne), dense hail, beans not over 2 cm.
Besançon (Doubs), hail but with small grains, about 1 cm.
Between Lacoste and Bonnieux (Vaucluse), abundant hailstorm with several cm of accumulation on the ground, grains maximum size 2 cm.

 

POLAND
Warsaw, reported grandinigene downpours on the southern suburbs of the city. We report hail with deposit on the ground and grains up to 2 cm near Ursynów.
Radom (Masovia), reported violent hailstorm with deposit on the ground and beans up to 4 cm but that may have exceeded this diameter. Damage.
Żyrardów (Masovian), abundant hailstorm with deposit on the ground. Not excluding the presence of beans over 2 cm.
Celejów (Lublin), strong hailstorm with ground clearance. Not excluding the presence of grains over 2 cm.Małochwiej Mały (Lublin), violent hailstones beans up to 3 cm in diameter. Possible damage.
Orłów Drewniany (Lublin), violent hailstones beans up to 3 cm in diameter. Possible damage.
Dworzyska (Lublin), violent hailstones beans up to 3 cm in diameter. Possible damage.
Latyczów (Lublin), violent hailstones beans up to 3 cm in diameter. Possible damage.

 

GERMANY
Hochstetten-Dhaun to Simmertal, (Rhineland-Palatinate) violent hailstorm with beans up to 2 cm.
Eulem (Rhineland-Palatinate) violent hailstorm with deposit on the ground and grains up to 2 cm. Not excluding the presence of larger beans.
Völklingen (Saarland), violent abundant hailstorm. The presence of beans of over 2 cm is not excluded.
Jettingen (Baden-Wurttemberg), dense hailstorm marked presence of beans up to 2 cm.
Münsingen (Baden-Wurttemberg), grain of up to 2 cm has been reported.
Ettlingen (Baden-Wurttemberg), dense hail with beans up to 2 cm.
Bad Rappenau (Baden-Wurttemberg), abundant hailstorm with deposit on the ground and grains up to 2 cm. Bigger beans are not excluded.
Büsnau (southwest of Stuttgart), abundant hailstorm with ground clearance. Beans up to 2 cm.
Berghausen (Rhineland Palatinate), reported hail showers with beans of 1-2 cm.
Kraichtal (Baden-Wurttemberg), abundant hailstorm with deposit on the ground and grains up to 2 cm. Bigger beans not excluded.Duisburg (North Rhine-Westphalia), hail-dense, with slight deposit on the ground. Beans up to 2 cm in diameter, but not excluding the presence of larger beans.

 

BELGIUM
Houthalen-Helchteren (Limburg), dense hailstorm, grains maximum size 2 cm.

 

NETHERLANDS
Meerssen (Limburg), strong hailstorm, also hit highway, beans of over 2 cm, possible up to 3 cm. Hail also on Beek and Maastricht.

 

HUNGARY
Zalatárnok (province of Zala), dense hailstorm, grains maximum size greater than 1 cm but less than 2 cm. Some other hailstorms in the provinces of Zala and Fejér but still less prominent.

 

BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
Gračanica, abundant hailstorm with deposit on the ground. Possible presence of beans of over 2 cm.

 

KOSOVO
Kovrage and surroundings, abundant hail with deposit on the ground. The presence of beans over 3 cm is not excluded.

 

TURKEY
Yozgat, dense hail with light deposit on the ground. Beans max 1-2 cm.