Belgium Monday 5th Aug 2013

After reaching 31c in several places it all ended in tears for the town of Lier in Antwerp Province after a Tornado hit and caused quiet some damage , especially to the Football Stadium !

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/7836/Lierse/article/detail/1681738/2013/08/05/Windhoos-richt-ravage-aan-in-Lier-stadion-zwaar-getroffen.dhtml 

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c1WNwviaz-E

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/9096/Belgie/photoalbum/detail/1681780/1300700/0/Spectaculaire-beelden-van-onweer-aan-de-kust.dhtml 

 

Best rgds

Chris - Leuven Belgium

Video from Monday nights storm taken at Knokke up the coast from Ostend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VfzB9LUgYII

Chris - Leuven Belgium

Europe sure has had an active summer when it comes to storms! Estofex Lvl 2 warnings flying on most days and with a few Lvl 3 warnings, which before this summer had only been seen once or twice!

Thanks Cavok for the links to some amazing storm footage, despite the risk I wish I had been there! I'd have been stood gawping like an idiot... but under shelter of course!

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It was a wild night! Gust front came through at 10pm, felled a good number of trees, one of which brought down the power line. No picture opportunities as the sky was well covered before the storms got going - nice captures further north in the Keraunos report.

http://www.keraunos.org/actualites/fil-infos/2013/aout/orage-6-aout-2013-grele-rafales-de-vent-pluie-inondation-midi-pyrenees-auvergne-alerte-suivi.html 

The pom*****and EDF have done a good job - electricity restored and a good pile of firewood in the driveway.

Wow pretty impressive.

This was 2 days ago on the Belgian coast. To think how close that was to uk, we always just miss out :-(

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VfzB9LUgYII&feature=related