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FROM BRITTANY TO THE JURA MOUNTAINS, DRAMATIC SCENES WERE CAPTURED The intense storms that have been pummelling France for most of the week continued yesterday (June 19), with scenes of

hail, flooding, and lightning being recorded. Powerful storms moved from west to east during the day to reach close to the German border. Storms had already been present earlier in the week,

with 6cm-sized hail and a mini-tornado in the Oise department being caught on camera.  Read more: VIDEOS: Rain, hail and even a tornado batter France, storm alerts raised Below are some of

the most impressive images and videos captured of the storms. NANTES HIT BY HEAVY RAIN  The city of Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) was at the epicentre of heavy rainfall in the evening. Up to

40mm fell in around an hour – the equivalent oftwo to three weeks of average rainfall. It led to flooding in the city centre. Dramatic scenes of lightning strikes were also captured, in both

Nantes and the nearby Indre-et-Loire department. There was also flooding in the Maine-et-Loire. > ⛈️ Des orages diluviens ont concerné les Pays de la Loire ce > mercredi. Images à La 

Lande-Chasles dans le Maine-et-Loire. (© > Jean-Christophe Rouxel) pic.twitter.com/9GNukxDIyO > — Météo Express (@MeteoExpress) June 19, 2024 Maine-et-Loire is one of two departments

currently facing a heightened weather warning from official state forecasters in France today (although this is likely to change with further storms forecast today).  Read more: Storm alerts

continue and flood warnings raised in western France HAIL AND FLOODING HITS EAST Further east, more dramatic scenes were captured, with a mixture of rain and hail falling.  In Besançon

(Doubs) streets turned white after being covered in hail.  Hail also fell in Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire), damaging the crop of this year’s Beaujolais.  > ⛈️ Un #orage supercellulaire vient de 

toucher #Mâcon en > #SaôneEtLoire avec pluies intenses et #grêle. Cette cellule a fait > des dégâts dans les vignes du #Beaujolais. (vidéo José Gomis) > pic.twitter.com/gjXGG41asZ

> — Guillaume Séchet (@Meteovilles) June 19, 2024 In the Jura department, hail kept streets white close to midnight, making it difficult for cars to drive. > Spectaculaires images des 

rues de Fraisans (39) à la suite d’un > #orage d’une rare violence qui sévit désormais Besançon (25) à > 23h00 ce mercredi soir. La #grêle a atteint un diamètre de 3 > centimètres 

localement ⚠️ @KeraunosObs > pic.twitter.com/VIa5WoQq5C > — Météo Franc-Comtoise (@MeteoFrComtoise) June 19, 2024