We are starting to get used to this kind of bad weather, as there have been so many of them in recent weeks.
Eastern France was hit by violent storms and hail this Sunday evening.
In the morning, eight departments had been placed on orange alert by Météo France: Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Vosges, Haute-Saône, Territoire de Belfort, Doubs, Jura and Ain.
⛈ Storms are generating large hailstones in Franche-Comté, the Vosges and Alsace this Sunday evening, here in Breitenbach in Bas-Rhin.
Caution !
(© Alexandre Zeissloff) pic.twitter.com/0xNvZb6gpO
— Weather Express (@MeteoExpress) June 26, 2022
In the evening, hailstones almost five centimeters in diameter fell, according to BFMTV, inevitably causing a lot of damage, especially on skylights and cars, reports France Bleu.
The glass roof of a building in the Territoire de Belfort gave way and roofs were also damaged.
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Firefighters intervened about sixty times in the Territoire de Belfort and Doubs, mainly for damage caused by hail on industrial sites.
Hundreds of lightning strikes
In Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin, the emergency services carried out nearly a hundred interventions, mainly for flooded cellars, but did not find any major damage, still according to local radio.
The hail then hit the Vosges, a little later in the night.
Return to calm this night despite still some loc rains.
accompanied by another clap or two of thunder.
Final assessment: major episode of hailstones: sectors between SW Bas-Rhin -> Strasbourg particularly affected.
Photos Duttlenheim - Elodie M. & Carine N. pic.twitter.com/7dwPINqKTv
— Weather Tracking Alsace (@msa6768) June 27, 2022
In addition to hail, the eastern departments of France were also hit by the storm, with more than 800 lightning strikes in just two hours.
A man was burned in the forearm after being struck by lightning while watching the storm from his balcony, reports France Bleu.