Hailstorm Czech Republic
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Insane thunderstorms packed with strong anomalous hailstorms swept across the Czech Republic on May 23, 2016. A hail attack that wil continue for the next few days, say meteorologists.

It looks like snow, but it's hail...

Severe thunderstorms accompanied by strong hailstorms and gusty winds paralyzed central Bohemia and the Highlands on Monday 23, 2016 resulting in ice flooding, making villages unreachable and destroying cars.

Hail damage
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Weather complicated the traffic at the airport Vaclav Havel, where aircrafts could not land.

In some places hail formed a continuous layer of several centimeters. In some villages, snow plows were even used to take away the snow... Sorry hail.
Hail accumulation
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The hailstones aren't so large - 2 centimeters in diameter - but fell with high intensity covering large areas within few minutes with up to ten centimeters of hail.
Hail accumulation
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Hail accumulation
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Hail accumulation
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The strong storms are now moving towards Germany, were bad weather is forecast for tonight.

Reported damages after this insane hailstorm and extreme weather are flooded basements, uprooted trees crashing on houses and cars.

This is the second crazy hailstorm in Europe within two days. What is going on?

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Sources:
Česko zasáhly silné bouřky a krupobití. Někde se ulice změnily v ,řeky'
Záplavy, zdemolovaná auta, odřízlé obce: Kroupy ,zaútočily" na Česko