Severe hailstorm hits Lappeenranta, Finland flooding streets

Gianluca Avagnina
ODN
Tue, 02 Jul 2019 19:15 UTC

A powerful hailstorm hit Lappeenranta in Finland, flooding the streets with rivers of hailstones and covering the city in a thick layer of ice.

The winter landscape appeared was particularly astonishing given that the rest of Europe continues to suffocate in a record-breaking heatwave.

Severe #Hailstorm a short time ago this evening 1st of July in Lappeenranta, #Finland Video captured by 📸 Tinke1313 Instagram; #severeweather #ExtremeWeather #Europe pic.twitter.com/uim1NcqWEy

— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) July 1, 2019

WOW!!!! Severe #hailstorm this evening 1st of July in #Lappeenranta, Finland! Video by 📸 Heta82 IG #severeweather #ExtremeWeather pic.twitter.com/53q7mX0LrG

— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) July 1, 2019