Weather tracker: France reels from deadly thunderstorms and lightning

<p>Cold drop, upper-air trough and heat dome combine to create severe weather and 85mm hailstone</p><p>Severe thunderstorms swept across France last Friday, killing one person and injuring another. Two systems were involved, prompting orange weather warnings: the first came from the west via Brittany and hit the north of the country, and the second arrived via Spain and affected south-west France.</p><p>More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded between midnight on Friday and early Saturday. Eure, north of Paris, was worst hit with 4,326 strikes. Strong winds lashed Normandy – Rouen recorded a 76mph (123km)/h) gust that broke the 64mph record set in 2019. Hail affected several areas, leading to infrastructure and crop damage.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/16/weather-tracker-deadly-thunderstorms-lightning-france">Continue reading...</a>