Huge hail set a Europe record. Then, five days later, it happened again. More:
That included destructive hailstorms in Italy, Croatia and Slovenia.Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletterSevere thunderstorms in Europe appeared to set a continental hail record twice in the span of five days in Italy.
The most recent rash of severe weather on Monday included supercell thunderstorms that dumped giant hail from parts of northern Italy into neighboring Slovenia. One massive oblong hailstone recovered Monday night in Azzano Decimo, about 35 miles northeast of Venice, Italy, was estimated to be 19 centimeters – almost 7.5 inches – long.
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