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selected: all reports
- occurring between 11-05-2024 00:00 and 18-05-2024 24:00 GMT/UTC

number of selected reports: 825
Only the first 25 selected events are shown in the table
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tornado tornado   wind severe wind   hail large hail   rain heavy rain
  funnel funnel cloud   gustnado gustnado   devil lesser whirlwind
  snow heavy snowfall/snowstorm   ice ice accumulation   avalanche avalanche   lightning damaging lightning
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heavy rain

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Voeren 
Belgium (50.75 N, 5.84 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
16:00 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, photo or video of the event, a report on a website, a newspaper report
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed, Flooding of ground floor, Evacuation order by authorities
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240518_91321715
Reference: Extreme wateroverlast in Voeren: “De ergste overstromingen in de geschiedenis van de gemeente”, nieuwsblad.be, 18 MAY 2024

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Bas van der Ploeg (Voluntary Observer Person)

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Dalhem  Liège 
Belgium (50.72 N, 5.72 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
16:00 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, a newspaper report
Impacts: Evacuation order by authorities
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240518_91321715
Reference: Extreme wateroverlast in Voeren: “De ergste overstromingen in de geschiedenis van de gemeente”, nieuwsblad.be, 18 MAY 2024

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Bas van der Ploeg (Voluntary Observer Person)

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Trooz  Liège 
Belgium (50.57 N, 5.68 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
16:00 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, a newspaper report
Impacts: Evacuation order by authorities
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240518_91321715
Reference: Extreme wateroverlast in Voeren: “De ergste overstromingen in de geschiedenis van de gemeente”, nieuwsblad.be, 18 MAY 2024

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Bas van der Ploeg (Voluntary Observer Person)

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Chênée  Liège 
Belgium (50.62 N, 5.62 E) < 1 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
16:00 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, a newspaper report
Impacts: Evacuation order by authorities
a retirement home was partly evacuated because of flooding.
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240518_91321715
Reference: Extreme wateroverlast in Voeren: “De ergste overstromingen in de geschiedenis van de gemeente”, nieuwsblad.be, 18 MAY 2024

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Bas van der Ploeg (Voluntary Observer Person)

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Chaudfontaine  Liège 
Belgium (50.58 N, 5.63 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
16:00 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, a newspaper report
Impacts: Basement(s) flooded
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240518_91321715
Reference: Extreme wateroverlast in Voeren: “De ergste overstromingen in de geschiedenis van de gemeente”, nieuwsblad.be, 18 MAY 2024

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Bas van der Ploeg (Voluntary Observer Person)

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Kamaraerdő  Pest 
Hungary (47.43 N, 18.98 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
16:00 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: photo or video of the event, an eye-witness report, a report on a website
maximum hail diameter: 2 cm
Large hail up to at least 2 cm i.d. (roughly estimated) was reported. Time was based on radar data.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=7929421973769762&set=p.7929421973769762&type=3
Reference: Eyewitness report via Időkép (on Facebook), 17 MAY 2024.

report status: plausibility check passed (QC0+)

contact: Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Rußhütte  Saarland 
Germany (49.27 N, 6.98 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
15:00 UTC (+/- 1 hrs.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a television or radio broadcast
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed, Basement(s) flooded, Flooding of ground floor, Car(s) damaged (unspecified)
https://www.n-tv.de/der_tag/Der-Tag-am-Freitag-17-Mai-2024-article24948000.html
Reference: "Hochwasser-Katastrophe - schlimme Aufnahmen aus dem Saarland", ntv, 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESWD management/ESSL Team)

severe wind

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Miedźno  Śląskie 
Poland (50.98 N, 18.97 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
14:50 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, government-based sources / administrative organisations, a report on a website, an eyewitness report of the damage
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed, Tree(s) uprooted or snapped
A downed tree on a road was reported after the period of strong wind gusts.
https://www.facebook.com/OspMiedzno/posts/pfbid02vP2Z855v9JgmunwEnF86QEX8B8JP3oXL5dQtfm3RY5g6rkkMno2ypAjohj4yWq6cl
Reference: OSP Miedźno (on Facebook), 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Fouligny  Région Lorraine 
France (49.10 N, 6.50 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
14:45 UTC (+/- 30 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, an eyewitness report of the damage
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed
Local flooding was reported after the period of heavy rainfall.
https://www.facebook.com/Lesinfotraficsurnosroutedelorraineetfrontaliere/posts/pfbid0RhRxL47Bif6amj7DgZHsVt9tbLEe4DvHbSRSBjYjp1ZjGNFuSnL5FFet8nKPxXVVl
Reference: Info trafic Lorraine et Frontières - ITLF (on Facebook), 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Mönchhof  Burgenland 
Austria (47.88 N, 16.94 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
14:10 UTC (+/- 30 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, a newspaper report
Impacts: Basement(s) flooded
multiple/many basements flooded
https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3257525/
Reference: Schäden in Millionenhöhe durch Hagel, ORF Burgenland, 17 May 2024. RAD.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Gabriel Strommer (ESWD management)

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Loznica 
Serbia (44.53 N, 19.22 E) < 5 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
14:10 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: photo or video of the event, an eye-witness report, a report on a website
maximum hail diameter: 3 cm
hailstorm; exact location unknown (Loznica area); location was most likely just north or northeast of Loznica city where hail core passed based on radar data;
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7E-lbeoqty/
Reference: a report via hailz_srbija on Instagram;

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Mario Sekulic (Voluntary Observer Person)

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Neusiedl am See  Burgenland 
Austria (47.95 N, 16.83 E) < 1 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
14:00 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, a report by a weather service
precipitation: 38 mm
duration of precipitation: 0.75 hours
peak accumulated precipitation: 25 mm
duration of peak precipitation: 0.25 hours
https://wasser.bgld.gv.at/hydrographie/der-niederschlag/neusiedl-am-see
Reference: Report via Hydrographic Service of Burgenland, 17 May 2024. RAD.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Gabriel Strommer (ESWD management)

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Székesfehérvár  Fejér 
Hungary (47.19 N, 18.41 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
14:00 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: photo or video of the event, an eye-witness report, a report on a website
maximum hail diameter: 4 cm
https://www.facebook.com/idokep/posts/pfbid0qgDnuo1xfdc5fQmYhcjazR59waqKdD14j7uz2GmMFsLJWiaM7LZ5MWmvYkfkNwt5l
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=854520063369931&set=pcb.854517686703502
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2101613330209397&set=pcb.2809526735865937
Reference: Spotter observation. ViharVonal Viharvadász Csapat (Facebook). Checked: 17 MAY 2024 Eyewitness report via Időkép (on Facebook), 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESWD management/ESSL Team) / Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Gols  Burgenland 
Austria (47.89 N, 16.90 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
13:53 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: photo or video of the event, a report on a website, a newspaper report
Impacts: Crops/farmland damaged
large amounts of small hail, hail cover of several cm
https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3257525/
Reference: Schäden in Millionenhöhe durch Hagel, ORF Burgenland, 17 May 2024. RAD.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Gabriel Strommer (ESWD management)

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Nemescsó  Vas 
Hungary (47.35 N, 16.62 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
13:51 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: photo or video of the event, an eye-witness report, a report on a website
maximum hail diameter: 3 cm
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1071887180963950&set=a.575969343889072
Reference: Spotter observation. MetFigyelő (Facebook). Checked: 17 MAY 2024

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESWD management/ESSL Team)

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Neusiedl am See  Burgenland 
Austria (47.95 N, 16.84 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
13:50 UTC (+/- 30 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, a newspaper report
Impacts: Basement(s) flooded
multiple/many basements flooded
https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3257525/
Reference: Schäden in Millionenhöhe durch Hagel, ORF Burgenland, 17 May 2024. RAD.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Gabriel Strommer (ESWD management)

severe wind

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Borki Wielkie  Opolskie 
Poland (50.87 N, 18.56 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
13:25 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed, Telecommunication infrastructure damaged or destroyed, Tree(s) uprooted or snapped
A downed tree was reported after the period of strong wind gusts.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1035093786608422/posts/7460017700782633/
Reference: Info Express (on Facebook), 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Breitenbrunn  Burgenland 
Austria (47.94 N, 16.73 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
13:20 UTC (+/- 15 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, a newspaper report
Impacts: Basement(s) flooded
multiple/many basements flooded
https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3257525/
Reference: Schäden in Millionenhöhe durch Hagel, ORF Burgenland, 17 May 2024. RAD.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Gabriel Strommer (ESWD management)

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Zoufftgen  Région Lorraine 
France (49.45 N, 6.13 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
13:20 UTC (+/- 30 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, an eyewitness report of the damage
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed
Local flooding was reported after the period of heavy rainfall.
https://www.facebook.com/Lesinfotraficsurnosroutedelorraineetfrontaliere/posts/pfbid02AiSkSy9DQsJnwyTHu3ZGduusByrNtCWVoxgot5cStdegpEHBu7xNGYm9qrFdVXpEl
Reference: Info trafic Lorraine et Frontières - ITLF (on Facebook), 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Vönöck  Vas 
Hungary (47.32 N, 17.17 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
13:05 UTC (+/- 5 min.)

based on information from: photo or video of the event, an eye-witness report, a report on a website
maximum hail diameter: 2 cm
https://www.facebook.com/idokep/videos/802733191471603
Reference: Spotter observation. Idökép (Facebook). Checked: 17 MAY 2024

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Thilo Kühne (ESWD management/ESSL Team)

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Biding  Région Lorraine 
France (49.05 N, 6.78 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
13:00 UTC (+/- 3 hrs.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a report on a website, an eyewitness report of the damage
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed
Local flooding was reported after the period of heavy rainfall.
https://www.facebook.com/radiomelodie.fr/posts/pfbid02ApZTtKQbQEYVg3szbLbDY4YruWSr5uCqCqgbJKcy7AFrVxMUREBabCVLAbYueVx7l?comment_id=875220017983658
Reference: Eyewitness report via Radio Melodie (on Facebook), 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Kédange-sur-Canner  Région Lorraine 
France (49.32 N, 6.33 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
13:00 UTC (+/- 3 hrs.)

based on information from: photograph(s) and/or video footage of the inflicted damage, a report on a website, an eyewitness report of the damage
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed, Basement(s) flooded, Flooding of ground floor, Car(s) damaged (unspecified)
Local flash flood was reported after the period of heavy rainfall.
https://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/faits-divers-justice/2024/05/17/intemperies-en-moselle-nord-les-points-les-plus-critiques?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1715957528
https://cdn-s-www.republicain-lorrain.fr/images/1A46A575-22CF-42C9-B8ED-F70FD14117F5/NW_raw/en-fin-d-apres-midi-tout-le-centre-de-kedange-sur-canner-est-noye-et-l-eau-continue-de-monter-1715961630.jpg
Reference: "Intempéries en Moselle nord : la situation se tend à Sierck et dans la vallée de la Canner", Le Républicain Lorrain, 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Buding  Région Lorraine 
France (49.33 N, 6.32 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
12:50 UTC (+/- 30 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, an eyewitness report of the damage
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed
Local flooding was reported after the period of heavy rainfall.
https://www.facebook.com/Lesinfotraficsurnosroutedelorraineetfrontaliere/posts/pfbid02ekoTB6exhCEGV4Gjxa51peLieYJVkdgedNmcwQXruib2t9kpajAm5DBgh3Z3HsShl
Reference: Info trafic Lorraine et Frontières - ITLF (on Facebook), 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Montoy-Flanville  Région Lorraine 
France (49.12 N, 6.28 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
12:50 UTC (+/- 30 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, an eyewitness report of the damage
Impacts: Road(s) impassable or closed
Local flooding was reported after the period of heavy rainfall.
https://www.facebook.com/Lesinfotraficsurnosroutedelorraineetfrontaliere/posts/pfbid02G6K8DHJTuFQw55JE9chxWpZH8GQA2zcG6YCQz4fPY7WsXw71h5zrfEhhbZjLQ1pl
Reference: Info trafic Lorraine et Frontières - ITLF (on Facebook), 17 MAY 2024.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Igor Laskowski (ESWD management)

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Wörterberg  Burgenland 
Austria (47.22 N, 16.10 E) < 3 km
17-05-2024  (Friday)
12:45 UTC (+/- 30 min.)

based on information from: a report on a website, a newspaper report, a report by a weather service
precipitation: 39 mm
duration of precipitation: 1 hours
peak accumulated precipitation: 34 mm
duration of peak precipitation: 0.5 hours
Impacts: Basement(s) flooded
23 mm in 15 min
https://wasser.bgld.gv.at/hydrographie/der-niederschlag/woerterberg
https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3257525/
Reference: Report via Hydrographic Service of Burgenland, 17 May 2024. Schäden in Millionenhöhe durch Hagel, ORF Burgenland, 17 May 2024. RAD.

report status: report confirmed by reliable source (QC1)

contact: Gabriel Strommer (ESWD management)



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