Follow up on the heat wave – Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017
The strong blocking pattern over the eastern half of Europe as well as most of the Mediterranean remains in place and the heat wave still … Read more
Follow up on the heat wave – Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
The strong blocking pattern over the eastern half of Europe remains in place and the heat wave continues intensifying and spreading from SSW in to … Read more
Intense severe thunderstorms in eastern France, Luxembourg and Germany last night – August 1, 2017
Widespread severe thunderstorms hit eastern France, parts of BeNeLux and western Germany last night and this morning (July 31/August 1). Lightning tracks of individual storms … Read more
Severe supercells and hailstorms in CNTRL-E France – July 30, 2017
Severe hailstorms were reported in eastern parts of central France on July 30. Several discrete supercells formed, producing large to very large hail. Well-developed supercell … Read more
Outlook day 1 (valid: 01/08/2017)
VALID FOR 01-08-2017 *** A widespread severe weather outbreak appears likely across eastern France, north-central Germany into northern Poland on Tuesday – August 1st, 2017 … Read more
Follow up on the heat wave – Monday July 31st, 2017
A blocking pattern dominates eastern half of Europe where an intensifying heat wave was spreading from SSW into central Europe past weekend. Yesterday’s max afternoon … Read more
Severe weather outbreak across E France into central Germany and W Poland
Europe is dominated by two prominent features this week, a large almost stationary upper trough over W Europe and a strong upper ridge with an … Read more
Hail vs. airplanes – July 27, 2017 Istanbul, Turkey hailstorm
Reports of major damage to airplanes during the July 27 Istanbul, Turkey severe hailstorm have sparked some vivid discussions about the authenticity of these reports. … Read more