A severe weather event unfolded across portions of Europe yesterday and today. Areas hardest hit included locations in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Europe’s Severe Weather Europe (www.severe-weather.eu) relayed info of a high risk for inclement weather over portions of these countries earlier today:
@WetterOnline upgrade to HIGH risk today! http://t.co/unBmDPaHz1 pic.twitter.com/6OBI5xJkpA
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) June 9, 2014
Check out the HUGE hailstones that impacted portions of France and Belgium:
MONSTER HAIL from Loiret, France an hour ago – 8-10cm diameter!! https://t.co/DvQywHnzSC pic.twitter.com/TZVZDroNg6 — severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) June 9, 2014
More large hailstones from the long-lived supercell across NE France right now! @SirAdesz pic.twitter.com/kgBKNEnj5m
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) June 9, 2014
Belgium-Tunisia World Cup warm up game in Brussels halted as storm dumps golf ball-sized hail – @MailSport pic.twitter.com/ZsSM7v3hHC — BuzzFeed Storm (@BuzzFeedStorm) June 7, 2014
The cloud structures were amazing:
“@TimVanderZeypen: en toen werd het plots idyllisch boven #Mechelen-Noord #storm pic.twitter.com/d8asshNfOb” Schitterende #asperatus #undulatus — Dutch Storm Chaser (@Dutchstormchase) June 9, 2014
Supercell thunderstorm near Derby on A50 road camera earlier http://t.co/wr0pzQBhfq Image courtesy of @highwaysagency pic.twitter.com/eEMPpS9wkP — MeteoGroup UK (@WeatherCast_UK) June 9, 2014
Vincent DELIGNY, Nicolas GASCARD et Dean GILL continuent de suivre la supercellule à présent dans l’#Aube pic.twitter.com/oWqceu2OuO — Keraunos (@KeraunosObs) June 9, 2014
Spectacular supercell near Champagne, France last night by Max Conrad! https://t.co/zdfoa2UV8N pic.twitter.com/cVJxu7HMjX — severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) June 9, 2014
nett was man nicht so alles an Gewitterzellen sehen kann. Dieses ist von der Zelle die über Düren zog. pic.twitter.com/rXlKDuJ8A2
— Udo Karow (@SevereUdo) June 9, 2014
Even though no tornadoes have been reported, high winds and hail have caused several damage reports to roll in. A memorable day for those in Europe.