Devastating hailstorm in Bulgaria, Italy and Germany on 15th May 2018

BULGARIA
Pleven, reported violent hailstorm with beans of 4 cm and over in diameter. Damage.
Knezha (Pleven), grains of 5 cm and above. Massive damage.
Totleben (Pleven), strong hailstorm with grains up to at least 3 cm.
We confirm the violent hailstorms of Pleven and its surroundings, with beans with a maximum size of between 3 and 7 cm depending on the area, and accompanied by strong wind. The hailstorms have also affected some localities of the municipality of Levski, such as Bulgarene and Kozar Belene with beans of 3 cm.
West of Pleven, hailstorms hit several villages in the municipalities of Dolna Mitropolja and Dolni Dabnik, including Bivolare, Trastenik and Gorni Dubnik.
Byala Slatina (Vraca region), violent hailstorm with grains up to 6-7 cm and a lot of wind. Massive damage. Nearby the hailstorm hit also Tarnava and Dobrolevo with grains up to about 3 cm.

 

ROMANIA
Movileni and Bacea (Olt district), violent hailstorm, grains up to over 3 cm, material damage. A strong hailstorm also hit Ipotesti.

 

MOLDOVA
Mîndîc (Drochia district), strong hailstorm with considerable damage reported to the agricultural sector. Probable beans of over 2 cm.

 

UKRAINE
Snizhne (Donetsk region), strong hailstorm, grains of 3 / 3.5 cm, probable damage.
Luhansk, hailstorm with beans up to about 2.5 cm.

 

RUSSIA
Likhovskoy (Rostov region), strong hailstorm with grains up to about 2.5 cm.

 

FRANCIA
Torpes (Doubs), violent hailstorm with accumulation on the ground and grains up to 2 cm in diameter.
Dole, Lavans-lès-Dole, Châtenois, Orchamps, Dampierre, Fraisans, Sermange, Gendrey (Jura), strong hailstorm with grains up to 2 cm, accumulation on the locally abundant road.
Châteaurenaud, Louhans and surroundings (Saone-et-Loire), ditches hailed but with small grains, under the threshold of 2 cm.

 

SWITZERLAND
Payerne (Vaud), dense hail but grains under the threshold of 2 cm.

 

ITALY

LOMBARDY
Milan west hails up to 3 cm in diameter. Event in progress and is being extended to a large part of the metropolis. Hail in various neighborhoods now. The city is under a supercell.
Como, especially the western city, we point out Monte Olimpino, then south of the city, various countries with hail up to 3 cm in diameter.
Legnano, strong hailstorm with beans up to 2 cm but we do not exclude the presence of larger grains.
Rasura (Province of Sondrio), abundant hailstorm with accumulation on the ground. Reported beans of 2 cm, not excluding the presence of larger beans.
Pavia, reported some backhand of hail in the north-northeast area. Beans that should not have exceeded 2 cm.
Corteolona (Province of Pavia), dense hail but beans that should not have exceeded 2 cm.
Casteggio (Province of Pavia), dense hail but beans that should not have exceeded 2 cm.
Between Rozzano, Basiglio, Cascina Vione (south hinterland of Milan), abundant hail with beans up to 2 cm. The presence of larger grains is not excluded.Tra Curno and Treviolo (Province of Bergamo), marked strong hailstorm with beans of 1-2 cm. Accumulation on the ground, even if light.
Busto Arsizio, Samarate, Cardano al Campo, near Malpensa airport (province of Varese), very dense hailstorms with accumulation on the ground, grains up to about 2 cm, not excluding the presence of larger grains.
The area to the north-west of Milan, Pregnana Milanese, Parabiago, Villastanza, Legnano, abundant hail, beans up to 2 cm, a few grains of greater dimensions, up to almost 3 cm in the Pregnana Milanese area.
In the area west of Milan, dense hail on Baggio, possible beans up to over 2 cm.
Villa Guardia, Cassina Rizzardi, Cadorago, Guanzate, Bulgarograsso and other neighboring villages (Como), strong hailstorms with accumulation of soil and grains up to at least 2 cm, not excluding larger grains.

PIEDMONT
Orbassano area north, San Luigi district (Turin), strong hail with abundant accumulation on the road, not excluding the presence of grains over 2 cm, even in most cases less than 2 cm. The hailstorm also affected Beinasco.
Borgosesia (Vercelli), dense hail, beans up to 2 cm.
Chivasso, Gassino Torinese, Castiglione Torinese (Turin), dense hail, beans up to about 2 cm.
Ivrea (Turin), strong hailstorm with accumulation on the ground in part of the city, grains up to about 2 cm, not excluding the presence of larger grains.
Agrate Conturbia (Novara), dense hailstorm, grains up to almost 2 cm.

 

SWITZERLAND
Mendrisio and up to Chiasso, hail dim max 3 cm, under investigation.

 

GERMANY
Between Viersen and Dilkrath (North Rhine-Westphalia), the area was hit by a tornado with associated violent hailstorm. Reported beans up to 4 cm in diameter, but larger beans are not excluded. Damage.
We confirm violent hailstorms in the area around Viersen (government district of Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia) with beans up to 4 cm in Dülken, Bistard, Viersen and surroundings, on Tönisvorst, Krefeld and surroundings. Moers and Holt were also affected by hailstorms, which were a little smaller.
Düsseldorf and Neuss (North Rhine-Westphalia), dense hail in the city, beans up to about 2 cm, on Neuss possible larger beans.
Bochum (North Rhine-Westphalia), dense hail with grains maximum size between 2 and 3 cm.
Menden (government district of Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia), dense hail in the city, beans up to about 2 cm.
Lübbecke (government district of Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia), hailstorm with beans up to 2.5 cm.
Donaustauf (Upper Palatinate, Bavaria), dense hail with accumulation on the ground, grains up to 2 cm.
Mönchengladbach (Government district of Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia), dense hail in the west districts of the city with beans up to about 2 cm.
Bedburg, Eisdorf, Kerpen, Merzenich and surrounding areas (government district of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia), hailstorm with beans up to 2 cm. Hail also on Wassenberg with beans up to 2.5 cm.
Habinghorst and Oer-Erkenschwick (Munster Government District, North Rhine-Westphalia), hailstorm with grains of about 2 cm, not excluding slightly larger grains.Lemgo (Detmold governmental district, North Rhine-Westphalia), hailstorm with maximum size grains almost 3 cm.
Ennepetal (Government district of Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia), hail with grains of about 2 / 2.5 cm.
Ilshofen (Stuttgart Government District, Baden-Wurttemberg), hailstorm with beans up to 2 cm.
From the many analyzes carried out, yesterday in Germany, the largest grains are found to have fallen in the area between the surroundings of Viersen and the surroundings of Krefeld up to Moers, with a maximum size of 4 cm.
Concerning the hailstorms around Bad Kreuznach (Rhineland-Palatinate), on Altenbamberg the maximum grain size has exceeded the 3 cm threshold.

 

BELGIUM
Grand in the surroundings of Liège, locally with beans up to 2 / 2.5 cm.