Extremely strong storms in Europe. Up to 370,000 lightning strikes, a half-meter layer of hail fell in Germany – iMeteo.sk

Sunday was extremely stormy in Europe. More than 370,000 lightning strikes struck the day. In addition, the storms brought dangerous side effects such as strong winds, hail and turbulent rivers, floods and great damage to property, but also in agriculture. Europe had an extremely turbulent day yesterday. The storms swept across Europe, from France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy to the Czech Republic, Hungary, and the storms hit the far west of Slovakia, where they began to disintegrate. A total of 374,890 lightning strikes struck across Europe on Sunday. The storms merged into storm systems, and supercells also appeared, accompanied by intense hail, strong gusts of wind, and heavy rainfall. Lightning strikes during Sunday. Source: blesky.bourky.cz The strongest storms swept through the south of Germany, Austria and Italy, where they brought very dangerous weather. The storms also broke out in Belgium, where the streets turned into rivers. Underwater parts of Belgium The southern parts of Wallonia, but also the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Limburg, were particularly affected. Gorges and sewers could no longer hold back the bodies of water. Dozens of houses were damaged and, in addition, without electricity. In the south of Germany, an intense hailstorm swept over, covering the whole village with ice. In addition, in Bavaria, specifically in the Allgäu region, the hailstorms formed a continuous layer of hailstones that reached a height of up to 50 cm. The wind in Lower Bavaria pulls down trees and in the Landshut district the trees have damaged several cars. In no case has anyone been hurt. In Tyrol, Austria, ice hails that were up to 7 cm in diameter fell. In addition to hail, landslides and floods have occurred in Austria. In Tyrol, strong gusts of wind tore down the roofs, with wind speeds of up to 143 km / h. Many houses were left in Tyrol after the storms with blown roofs from apartment buildings and houses. Hurricane gusts not only caused a lot of damage to buildings, but also set several records. At Innsbruck Airport, for example, the third strongest gust of wind has blowed since the start of the measurements. The rioting river tore down 50 Hail trees, and heavy rainfall also hit northern Italy, where the river in the Ridanna area flooded. The current of the river was so strong that it pulled about 50 trees with it. There are no reported accidents due to the flooded river. The hailstones in Italy reached a size of about 6 cm and also caused damage, especially in agriculture. The largest hail was overrun in the area of ​​Bresciano and Crem. Hail destroyed several cars and shelters in the affected area.