Thunderstorms. Impressive hailstones fell on the South-West, especially in Bordeaux – Ouest-France local editions

The Southwest was, on this evening of Monday June 20, 2022, affected by the first of the stormy degradations which should fall on France this week. And it was quite spectacularly so. In addition to heavy rainfall and fairly strong gusts of wind, sometimes exceeding 100 km/h, these storms carried very large hailstones. Bordeaux spectacularly affected As these tweets show, it was the city of Bordeaux in particular that was affected. Spectacular hailstones also fell earlier in the evening in Béarn. Other storms expected by Friday This storm that hit Aquitaine could well be the first in a significant series. The week promises to be particularly stormy in France. Because, as Météo France indicates, “the presence of a cold drop that is not very mobile at altitude driving a flow from the southwest, and air that is still warm in the lower layers of the atmosphere, indicates that the week will generally be conducive to the development of thunderstorms. Scenes similar to those in Bordeaux could therefore be repeated elsewhere in the coming days. Thunderstorms. Impressive hailstones fell on the South-West, especially in BordeauxEXPAND