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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Daniel Harris for MetDesk

Weather tracker: Thunderstorms bring rain and hail to parts of the Balkans

Blurred car lights in a storm
Thunderstorms developed across the Balkans from Monday. Photograph: Adam Burn/Getty Images/fStop

Southern and south-eastern Europe have experienced a spate of thunderstorms that have resulted in significant rainfall and hail across parts of the Balkans. After a hot start to May in the area took temperatures into the high 20s celsius, thunderstorms widely developed from Monday.

One particular thunderstorm, which developed over Slavonski Brod in Croatia, reportedly brought egg-sized hail, with 38.2mm of rain being recorded.

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