Devastating hailstorm in Italy, France, Belaurus and Germany on 23rd May 2018

ITALY

BASILICATA
Further confirmation of the strong hailstorms that have affected the province of Matera, beyond Nova Siri and Colobraro, we add Policoro, Tursi, Valsinni, San Giorgio Lucano.

 

FRANCE
Blaye (Gironde), strong hailstorm, beans up to 2 / 2.5 cm, possible some larger grain.
We confirm the strong hailstorms not only in Bertincourt (Pas-de-Calais) but in Baupamme and in various surrounding areas, especially in the east and north of Baupamme.
Limoges (Haute-Vienne), hailstorm in the city and its surroundings but with small grains, about 1 cm in the city, less than 2 cm in some surrounding countries.
Avrillé (Maine-et-Loire), dense hail but grains under the threshold of 2 cm.
Between Pommiers-Moulons and Expiremont (Charente-Maritime), strong hailstorm with light accumulation on the road but with grains under 2 cm.
Vernoux-en-Vivarais (Ardèche), strong hailstorm with accumulation on the ground, possible beans up to 2 cm.

 

BELARUS
Čertjaž (Minsk Region), dense hailstones beans up to 2 cm in diameter.
Malyja Hajany (Minsk Region), dense hailstones beans up to 2 cm in diameter.
Lisicy (Minsk Region), strong hailstorm marked presence of beans up to 3 cm. Probable damage.
Vazhely (Minsk Region), strong hailstorm reported presence of beans up to 4 cm. Damage.
Lahojsk (Minsk Region), strong hailstorm marked presence of beans up to 3 cm. Probable damage.
Hai (Region of Vicebsk), strong hailstorm with slight deposit on the ground. Grains up to 2 cm in diameter.Vierchniadzvinsk (Region of Vicebsk), strong hailstorm with slight deposit on the ground. Beans up to 2 cm in diameter.

 

GERMANY
Hallstadt (Bavaria), violent hailstorm with light deposit on the ground and grains up to 2 cm.
Bamberg (Bavaria), violent hailstorm with light deposit on the ground and grains up to 2 cm.
Bad Saulgau (Baden-Württemberg), reported hail showers with beans of 1-2 cm.
Idar-Oberstein (Rhineland-Palatinate), hail showers with slight deposit on the ground. Beans max 1-2 cm.
Rodgau (Hesse), violent hailstorm with grains exceeding 2 cm in diameter. Not excluding damages.
Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate), hail showers with slight deposit on the ground. Beans max 1-2 cm.

 

LITHUANIA
Sujainiai (Kaunas), abundant hailstorm with ground deposit of several inches in height. The presence of beans over 2 cm is not excluded.
Rokiškis, hailstorm with light deposit on the ground. Very hard grains, up to 2 cm.

 

CZECH REPUBLIC
Zvolenevsi (District of Kladno), hail showers with beans of 1-2 cm, not higher.

 

AUSTRIA
Niederau Wildschönau (district of Kufstein, Tyrol), strong hailstorm with accumulation on the ground, grains not exceeding 2 cm.

 

BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
Novi Travnik (Canton of Central Bosnia), dense hailstorm, grains not exceeding 2 cm
Rudo (Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina), hailstorm with grains maximum size about 2 cm.
Hrvacani (about 15 km west of PrnjavorRepublic Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina), dense hailstorm, grains up to almost 2 cm.

 

KOSOVO
Skënderaj (district of Kosovska Mitrovica), strong hailstorm with accumulation on the ground and grains up to about 2 cm.Istog and surroundings, strong hailstorms with abundant accumulation on the road, possible beans of at least 2 cm, not excluded possibility of larger grains.
Bllacë, dense hailstorm, beans up to about 2 cm.
Various villages in the municipality of Drenas, in particular on Shtutica, Polluzha, Tërstenik, Gllobar, Gllanasellë, Dobroshec, Godanc, Likoshan and Gradica, strong hailstorms with grains up to about 3 cm. The area is close to that of Skënderaj.

 

ALBANIA
Gramsci and surroundings and Kukur and surroundings (district of Elbasan), strong hailstorms with grains over 2 cm, possible up to about 3 cm.
Bukmirë (administrative unit of Rrëshen, district of Alessio), strong hailstorm with grains of over 2 cm. Warning, on google map the location is wrongly indicated with the name of Bukemirë.

 

BULGARIA
Strong hailstorms in the municipality of Dospat (Smoljan region), especially on Lyubcha and its surroundings, with 10 cm of road accumulation. However, the beans are under 2 cm.

 

RUSSIA
Sengileevskoye (Stavropol Territory), violent hailstorm with grains up to 5 cm. Car damage.

 

SPAIN
Vilafranca (province of Castellon), dense hailstorm, grains however below the 2 cm threshold.