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In images: Wednesday's storms in France
Dramatic photos and videos of the storms and their aftermath
The storm in Perigueux
Le toit de l’immeuble de @SO_Dordogne a atterri dans la cour à l’arrière #perigueux pic.twitter.com/NkkPzkeEuh
— Claude Stéphanie (@ClaudeStphanie) July 4, 2018
And its after-effects
#Périgueux: rue Pierre Semard inondée. Éviter la route d'Angoulême pic.twitter.com/VywIVOfhss
— Thomas Mankowski (@T_Mankowski) July 4, 2018
It hailed in Angoulême and the Charente
⚡ De violents orages ont apporté de grosses chutes de grêle sur Angoulême et sa région ! (https://t.co/J9vSnjN7HO) pic.twitter.com/F3F8cSBIMK
— Météo Express (@MeteoExpress) July 4, 2018
Which caused some damage
#orages #Charente #grêle images J.Deboeuf #dégâts @F3PoitouChtes pic.twitter.com/8cgpaXGSFz
— Patricia Perin (@F3perin) July 4, 2018
No surprise, when you see the size of the hailstones
Grêlons ramassés 10 minutes après l'averse à Angoulême !#orages #charente @meteociel @meteofrance @Chasseursorages @KeraunosObs @MeteoExpress pic.twitter.com/UEebqlZbDf
— Escanpadex (@pierremsf) July 4, 2018
Meanwhile, in Brive…
After the storm in Saint-Sornin
And Sarlat
Les services de la ville de #Sarlat sont à pied d’œuvre ce matin. Au Plantier, un abies pinsapo de 150 ans est tombé... pic.twitter.com/mo1cYpF41N
— Sarlat (@VilledeSarlat) July 5, 2018