As expected, severe thunderstorms hit parts of eastern and northern France, BeNeLux and western Germany. Large hail and tornadoes reported.
Lightning over Europe late on April 29 and early on April 30. The area hit by severe thunderstorms is marked with a white rectangle. Map: Blitzortung.org
Tornadoes reported in northern-northeastern France
At least one, and probably several tornadoes touched down in northeastern France. A tornado was captured by stormchaser Christophe Asselin on a supercell in the Marne department, near Bussy-le-Repos.
#Tornade dans la #Marne près de Bussy-le-Repos le 29 Avril 2018. Un cliché que j’espérais en vain depuis 15 années de chasse dans nos contrées ! Me voici enfin récompensé :) pic.twitter.com/4MudOch6a6
— ChroniquesChaotiques (@ChroChao) 29 April 2018
Tornado damage was reported in Cloyes-sur-Marnes, Vauclerc and Outrepont, Marne department, northeastern France.
Report: Jm Cornuaille @jmcornuaille TW.
Hailstorms over France and Germany
Intense hailstorms, with marginally large to large hail were reported with numerous thunderstorms across eastern and northern France and western Germany.
Large hail south of Nancy (54), Lorraine, France. Report: Kevin’ Leclercq.
Large hail accumulations in Kreis Heinsberg, Germany last night, April 30. Report: Kyra-Celina Plettscher.
Hailstorm in Moselle, France this evening, April 29. Report: Behar H Krasniqi / @MeteoContact pic.twitter.com/0EGb5AxEuJ
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) 29 April 2018
Hailstorm in Kaschenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany this afternoon, April 29. Report: Admir van der Velde pic.twitter.com/ucK5SMGobz
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) 29 April 2018