France experienced more violent thunderstorms overnight particularly in the north and east of the country.
Orages dans le Bas-Rhin: un torrent de boue déplace voitures et abri de jardin pic.twitter.com/uLr55ncVTV
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) June 1, 2018
Torrent de boue à #Gougenheim. Reportage à 12h30 sur RTL pic.twitter.com/mtUe5YWrKy
— Yannick Olland (@RTL_Alsace) June 1, 2018
In Alsace, 40 mms of rain fell in an hour and up to 9000 lightning flashes were recorded. In the Pas-de-Calais, up to 50 mms of rain fell in a few minutes.
This left many in the area dealing with the mudslides and flooding caused by the storms.
Gougenheim ravagé par une coulée de boue : “Un torrent traversait notre appartement” https://t.co/tuKwkC74qQ via @europe1
— The Masked Zebra (@Chris_Fisseux) June 1, 2018
#Orage #Alsace Degzts impressionnants à #Gougenheim @ITA6768 @msa6768 pic.twitter.com/l0dhzbLMWh
— Philippe Vogel (@Philouvogel) June 1, 2018
This month of May has been the stormiest on record in France for the past 20 years with over 200,000 lightning flashes recorded.
Nuit d'orage en Alsace : gros dégâts, coulées de boue et inondationshttps://t.co/vBOHQDKccw pic.twitter.com/abdgTGGfQj
— France 3 Alsace (@F3Alsace) June 1, 2018
More stormy weather is expected on Sunday and throughout next week.
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