In pictures: Eiffel Tower struck by lightning as storms hit Paris
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Published: 9 May, 2019 CET.
Updated: Thu 9 May 2019 10:29 CET
The Iron Lady was hit by lightning on Wednesday during a spring storm in Paris. Here's a look at the moment in pictures and what's on the horizon for the weather in France over the coming days.
The moment the bolt of lightning hit the iconic Paris monument was captured by photographer Bertrand Kulik (see below).
8 mai, impact de la libération#meteoparis#meteoville#keraunos#villedeparis#meteofrance#meteonordparisien#toureiffel#meteoville#mairiedeparis https://t.co/Ome4eEq761
— Kulik Bertrand (@ptrenard) May 8, 2019
Impact du 8 mai#toureiffel#keraunos#meteoville#meteonordparisiem#meteofrance#orage#mairiedeparis#parismaville#lightningstrike https://t.co/5s5JBVXw35
— Kulik Bertrand (@ptrenard) May 8, 2019
The Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris and is regularly hit by lightning, with the monument receiving around four to five strikes a year.
This isn't the first time such dramatic scenes have been witnessed in the French capital and elsewhere across France during the month of May.
Last year France's national weather agency Méteo France said that the country experienced the most lightning strikes making contact with the earth since the year 2000.
More storms are set to hit France on Thursday in the Hauts-de-France region in the north while rain will hit much of the rest of the country, according to Meteo France.
Meanwhile on Friday the storms will hit Occitanie right in the south of France as temperatures and conditions start to improve across most of the country.
From Monday next week, the weather will seem more pleasantly springlike, with sunshine predicted across most of France and the mercury set to rise from Wednesday.
French words to know:
Weather - la météo
Eiffel Tower - la Tour Eiffel
Lightning - la foudre
Storm - un orage
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The moment the bolt of lightning hit the iconic Paris monument was captured by photographer Bertrand Kulik (see below).
8 mai, impact de la libération#meteoparis#meteoville#keraunos#villedeparis#meteofrance#meteonordparisien#toureiffel#meteoville#mairiedeparis https://t.co/Ome4eEq761
— Kulik Bertrand (@ptrenard) May 8, 2019
Impact du 8 mai#toureiffel#keraunos#meteoville#meteonordparisiem#meteofrance#orage#mairiedeparis#parismaville#lightningstrike https://t.co/5s5JBVXw35
— Kulik Bertrand (@ptrenard) May 8, 2019
The Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris and is regularly hit by lightning, with the monument receiving around four to five strikes a year.
This isn't the first time such dramatic scenes have been witnessed in the French capital and elsewhere across France during the month of May.
Last year France's national weather agency Méteo France said that the country experienced the most lightning strikes making contact with the earth since the year 2000.
More storms are set to hit France on Thursday in the Hauts-de-France region in the north while rain will hit much of the rest of the country, according to Meteo France.
Meanwhile on Friday the storms will hit Occitanie right in the south of France as temperatures and conditions start to improve across most of the country.
From Monday next week, the weather will seem more pleasantly springlike, with sunshine predicted across most of France and the mercury set to rise from Wednesday.
French words to know:
Weather - la météo
Eiffel Tower - la Tour Eiffel
Lightning - la foudre
Storm - un orage
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