• More than 50 cm of hail fall on Sydney, Australia

    A booming cold system which formed over the southwest slopes and the Blue Mountains hit Sydney, Australia with destructive winds and devastating hail on April 25, 2015.Seven factories collapsed under more than 50 cm (20 inches) of hail while roads turned into rivers.

  • Intense storm leaves UAE deserts under blanket of hail

    An intense hail storm struck parts of United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 19, 2015 covering extensive stretches of desert country under a blanket of hail.“This instability in the weather is because of the low pressure coming from the Mediterranean region, which

  • Extreme hail storm ravaged Florence, Italy

    Tuscany, Italy experienced a violent hail storm with significant impacts on the region’s capital of Florence on Friday, September 19, 2014.Local media reported that the hail storm lasted about ten minutes in the city of Florence. Videos of the storm show torrentia

  • Heatwave and hailstones the size of tennis balls, Germany

    While most of Germany endures exceptional heatwave, eyewitnesses from village of Wassel in Sehnte reported hailstones the size of tennis balls on Saturday, July 27, 2013. AP brings video with images of damaged houses and vehicles:

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  • Devastating hailstorm leaves thousands homeless in northern Vietnam

    More than 10 000 homes were damaged and 26 people injured during a 20-minute long hailstorm in northern Lao Cai province, Vietnam. The hailstones, 8 – 10 centimeters in diameter, were reported to have lashed the 26 communes and towns in the district of Muong Khuong…

  • Extreme weather US: One meter of hail in Panhandle, Texas

    Extreme weather, including heavy hail and flooding, has paralyzed parts of the Panhandle, Texas shutting down highways on Wednesday afternoon, April 11, 2012.According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Highway 136 at Fritch was closed in Hutchinson