PHOTOS: Rivers flood French towns and giant hailstones over weekend Hundreds of homes had to be evacuated in the west. We include videos of the flooding
Photos: giant hail, floods, a tornado in Normandy as storms hit France Dramatic scenes have been shared from the downpours where up to 20 cm fell in a day
Storm warnings issued for Friday night for south west France 18 departments will be affected with thunderstorms and strong winds expected Pics: giant hailstones batter French village, two people injured Heavy rain, hail, high winds: France’s south-west put on storms alert Photos: Tennis ball-size hailstones as violent storms lash France
Floods, hail and… a tornado? Storms lash large swathes of France The bad weather also saw the Eiffel Tower struck by lightning. It was a dramatic moment one photographer managed to capture
Floods and hail hit southern France as stormy spell continues It is in stark contrast to the north of France, which is seeing sustained spells of sunshine
Southern France on storms alert a day after hail hits Gard and Hérault Hail up to 2cm in diameter caused damage to cars and vines on Tuesday. Storms are expected to hit again on Wednesday
See: 10cm of hail covers town in southeast France, cold snap on way Storms have moved in over France and now temperatures are expected to fall by 10-15C after record high seasonal temperatures earlier this week
Heavy rain, hail: storm alerts continue in southeastern France Var has now joined six other departments under an enhanced warning with 70-100mm of rain expected over a short period of time in some places
Storm alerts for six departments in south-east France Very heavy rain, wind and hail showers are expected in Drôme, Gard, Hérault, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône and Ardèche tomorrow
Dordogne town battered by hail is left in limbo by French insurers Residents of Ribérac have to live with makeshift tarpaulin for roofs after a violent hailstorm in June - they are losing patience
Northern France on storm alert, risk of violent winds 12 departments in Ile-de-France and the surrounding areas are under an orange warning. Up to 40mms of rain expected in some areas
Hail, lightning, 100mm rain: Storms forecast for southern France An alert has been raised for five departments but neighbouring areas could also be affected this afternoon and evening
Hot weather and storms expected in France today Météo France has placed 41 departments under a yellow weather alert with hail and heavy rainfall predicted for several areas Four departments in central-eastern France on orange storm alert Photos: ‘Ping-pong’ ball size hailstones destroy roofs in France 60 French departments on orange storm alert, hail and winds expected
Ten departments in southwest France on storm alert, hail expected Storms are expected to hit late afternoon or early afternoon after a day of high temperatures Tennis ball size hailstones batter homes in central and west France Freak storm buries town in eastern France under 60cm of hail Storm warning after weekend's reminder of summer French Beaujolais vines destroyed by severe hailstorms 26 departments warned to brace for storms
French departments on orange alert for violent storms Six departments in France are still on orange alert - the second-most severe level - for storms today (Wednesday August 7) as Météo France warns residents to be especially vigilant.
Southwest France warned to brace for storms 'Locally violent' storms forecast in seven departments on Monday, July 8
Violent storms leave their mark to end France heatwave 100,000 homes without power and trains stranded overnight - while five departments are placed on orange storm alert on Tuesday, after a few weeks in which parts of France saw record high - and low - temperatures
France forecasts natural disaster after hailstorms Agriculture Minister says catastrophe naturelle will be declared 'in a day or two' after violent hailstorms batter southeast of the country