Crushing hailstorm in Italy, Greece and France on 21st May 2018

ITALY

BASILICATA
Hail in the south of the province of Matera, on Rotondella and Colobraro with grains up to over 2 cm but less than 3 cm. MARCHES
Montemonaco (Ascoli Piceno), strong hailstorm with grains maximum size between 2 and 3 cm.

 

GREECE
Karpochori (Karditsa, Thessaly), violent hailstorm, grains up to 5 cm, damage. Strong hailstorms also hit Leontari, Sofades and the Plastiras lake area.
Gorgogiri, Fotada and surroundings (Trikala, Thessaly), dense hail, grains up to 2 / 2.5 cm.
Argos Orestiko (Kastoria, West Macedonia), strong hailstorm, grains up to almost 3 cm.
Domist (Evrytania, Central Greece), strong hailstorm, beans up to about 3 cm.
Perivoli (Grevena, West Macedonia), strong hailstorm, beans up to 2 cm.

 

SWITZERLAND
Between Delémont and Bassecourt (canton Jura), violent hailstorm, hit highway A16 with accumulation on the carriageway and grains up to about 3 cm.

 

FRANCE
On Bénestroff and surrounding areas (Department of the Moselle), abundant hailstorm with accumulation on the ground and grains that may have exceeded 2-3 cm in diameter.
Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé (Vienne), strong and abundant hailstorm, possible beans of more than 2 cm.
Surroundings of Doussay (Vienne), hailstorm with grains maximum size not exceeding 2 cm.
Arrens-Marsous (Hautes-Pyrénées), dense hailstorm, grains not more than 2 cm. Hailed also in the area between Lourdes and Adé.
Le Bonhomme and surroundings (Haute-Rhin), dense hail with abundant accumulation on the road, but small grains, less than 2 cm. On the A89 motorway at the border between the departments Puy-de-Dôme and Loire, strong hailstorm, slight accumulation on the road, beans up to about 2 cm. The hailstorms have also affected the border areas of the Allier department, such as La Chabanne, always with grains around 2 cm.
Mérignac (west suburbs of Bordeaux), hailstorm with grains up to 1.5 / 2 cm.

 

GERMANY
Hailed companies on the border between the districts of Karlsruhe and Stuttgart, we have news from Gäufelden and Öschelbronn with grains up to about 2 cm.
Krün (Upper Bavaria, Bavaria), strong hailstorm with accumulation on the ground, grains up to 2 cm, not including larger grains in bulk.

 

RUSSIA
Violent hail in the districts of Levašinskij, Dachadaevskij, Akušinskij and the area of ​​Akusha (Dagestan region), beans up to 4 cm and many damages. Strong hailstorms also in the Chunzachskij district, particularly in the Gonokh area.
Mingrel’skaya (Krasnodar Territory), strong hailstorm with beans up to 3-4 cm and damage.
Avdon, Dema and Uptino (Baschiria), dense hailstorms with grains up to 2-3 cm.
District Gafurijskij (Baschiria), hailstorm with beans up to 2-3 cm.
Izobil’nyj (Stavropol Territory), strong hailstorm with grains up to 3 cm and damage.

 

PORTUGAL
Ferreira do Zezere (District of Santarem), regarding the hailstorm reported on May 21 we have received confirmation of beans of 3 cm and above therefore we consider likely auto damage.

 

SPAIN
Santa Amalia and its surroundings (Badajoz), a very large hailstorm with heavy ground accumulation. The presence of grains over 2 cm is not excluded.
Diezma (province of Granada), strong hailstorm that has affected the highway A-92 with grains up to over 2 cm.
Torralba de Ribota, Villarroya de la Sierra and surroundings (province of Zaragoza), strong hailstorms with light accumulation on the ground, grains up to about 2 cm.
Road A-232 between Mora de Rubielos, Rubielos de Mora and Fuentes de Rubielos (province of Teruel), strong hailstorm with accumulation on the road beans up to about 2 cm.
Grañén, Montesusín and Robres (province of Huesca), hailstorms with beans smaller than 2 cm.
Cinctorres (province of Castellon), dense hail with light accumulation on the ground, grains under the 2 cm threshold.
Between Caudiel and Higueras (province of Castellon), dense hail with accumulation on the road, the beans could not have exceeded 2 cm.

 

TURCHIA
Çemişgezek, Ulukale, Akcapinar, Payamduzu and Yemisdere (Province of Tunceli), reported violent hailstorm with grains exceeding 2 cm in diameter. Possible damage.
Yozgat, thick hail showers with grains up to 2 cm in diameter.
Mecitözü (Province of Çorum), violent hailstorm with beans up to 4 cm in diameter. Reported damage.