Peak of heat wave & likely record breaking heat today – Friday, August 4th, 2017
Update on the current intense heat wave which is expected to peak today, in particular across the Mediterranean, parts of central Europe and the Balkan … Read more
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South Bavaria supercell – August 3, 2017
An impressively structured supercell formed over southern Bavaria (southern Germany) in the afternoon of August 3 – and was chased by a number of storm … 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
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
Intense severe thunderstorms over N Italy – July 24-25, 2017
A deep trough passed over the Alpine / northern Mediterranean region on July 24-25, causing widespread intense severe thunderstorms across the plains of north Italy. … Read more
Severe hailstorm, downburst and flash flooding in Istanbul, Turkey – July 27, 2017
An intense severe supercell thunderstorm hit Istanbul, Turkey late on July 27, producing an intense severe hailstorm with very large hail, severe straight line winds … Read more
Spectacular isolated severe supercell over NE Slovenia – July 11, 2017
A couple of spectacular prefrontal supercells formed over NE Slovenia yesterday afternoon. Both produced damaging hail and locally damaging straight line winds and torrential rainfall. … Read more
Severe weather outbreak across east-central Spain tomorrow, July 6th, 2017
It appears an outbreak of severe storms can likely be expected across east-central Spain tomorrow, Thursday July 6th. While the upper ridge extends from SW … Read more