This intense deterioration was linked to the rise of a Spanish depression filled with warm air rising from the Maghreb confronted with fresh Atlantic air. This air mass conflict accentuated the violence of the storms. Find here the follow-up that we carried out on this event.
Stormiest day since the beginning of this year
With 32,497 lightning strikes recorded by METEORAGE, this Saturday was the stormiest day since the beginning of this year. These storms came up from Spain before crossing France yesterday and moving towards Germany tonight.
Record rains
The storms were the wettest in Tarn, Meuse and Haute-Marne. In the space of 6 hours, the equivalent of 1 month of precipitation fell on certain sectors of these departments. Daily rainfall records for a month of June were recorded.
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Des sales records
As violent storms passed through the east last night, powerful gusts were recorded. In Tonnerre (89), an absolute wind record was recorded at the station.
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Heavy hailstorms
Burgundy, Champagne and Lorraine suffered hailstorms. Some hailstones were as large as a ping-pong ball. Many vineyards were affected by this bad weather.
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Three people died in Aube, crushed by a falling tree which fell on their car on Saturday evening, when storms passed. This department was hit by violent gusts of more than 100 km/h.
