Category Hailstorm Alert

Devastating hailstorm wipes out crops due for harvest in Holland

For a long time, fruit growers in the Netherlands seemed to manage to evade the hail, but last night – right before the harvest – severe weather passed over the country from the southwest to the northeast, with heavy local…

Huge baseball-sized hail storm causes mayhem in southern Manitoba town, Canada

Altona got hit with baseball-sized hail, leaving behind damaged roofs and smashed car windows. (Photo courtesy Glenda MacPhail) A section of southern Manitoba was hit hard with hail on Friday morning.   The town of Altona, about 115 km southwest…

Severe hailstorm devastates 2,000 ha Kakheti vineyards in Georgia

Hailstorm devastated vineyards in Kakheti (Kvareli Municipality) Over dozen villages of wine-producing Kvareli Municipality, Kakheti province, were hit by a severe hailstorm overnight on Thursday almost totally devastating harvest in the affected territory, damaging houses and vehicles and tearing down…

Severe storm causes complete mayhem in Budapest, Hungary

Streets and buildings around Budapest were filled with water due to flooding caused by a huge hail storm late yesterday. Power outages were widespread, and people in various locations were trapped and had to be rescued by firefighters, according to…

Severe hailstorm and lightning forces plane to make an emergency landing in Denver, USA

A Delta flight from Boston to Salt Lake City arrived safely in Utah early Saturday morning after a storm forced the plane to be diverted to Denver Friday night.   “I fly constantly and this was the scariest 10 minutes…

Heavy rain, high winds and hail blitz the Black Hills, USA

Storms that raged through the Black Hills Monday afternoon and evening seemed to throw their biggest punches at the city of Custer.   At least a half-foot of hail accumulated there, making late July seem like mid-February.   Custer Mayor…

Severe hailstorm causes mayhem in Scottsbluff, USA

Photo by: Irene North/Star-Herald Large balls of hail rained down on Scottsbluff Monday evening. The hail was accompanied by wind gusts of up to 60 mph and several areas reported flash flooding. The storm lasted less about 10 minutes, causing…

Severe hailstorm prompts use of snowplows in South Dakota city, USA

(Photo: Karen Maudlin / AP) A brief but intense hailstorm that dropped as much as 4 inches of slippery pellets in a South Dakota city prompted officials to call out snowplows in the middle of summer.   Pennington County Sheriff’s…