Storm

From April 24th to May 28th, 101 active anti-hail impacts were conducted, 459 cloud cells were processed with just over 5000 missiles. This was said by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests Rumen Porozhanov during Friday's parliamentary scrutiny in response to a question by the MP of the Bulgarian Socialist Party BGP for Bulgaria Rumen Georgiev on anti-flood protection.

The airplane refueling system at London's Stansted Airport was struck by lightning, which led to flight delays, the BNR reported.

Heavy rain accompanied by hail occurred in Lovech. In the afternoon, 15 liters per square meter of rain fell, the Hydrometeorological Observatory in the city reported.

Some of the streets are flooded.

Fire teams dragged out cars and drained flooded areas. After the storm, there are many fallen trees, at the moment it is still not clear what the damage is.

A total of nine people have been killed due to lightning strikes over the past month across Turkey, with experts warning that the rising number of such incidents could be related to a boom in magnetic fields across the world, daily Habertürk reported on May 17.

The weather today will be sunny in most parts of the country. In some areas, however, especially in the central and eastern regions, cumulus-rain clouds will develop and there will be short-lasting rainfalls and thunder.

There will be conditions for hailstorms.

Meteorologists warn of dangerous weather in Northwestern Bulgaria on Tuesday. For the districts of Vidin, Vratsa and Montana, the code "yellow" was declared for intensive rainfall, thunderstorms and hailstorms.

Powerful wind and rain storms swept across northern India, demolishing houses, uprooting trees and killing at least 40 people as winds turned the skies brown with dust and sand, officials said May 14.

SCMP - At least 70 people have been killed and over 100 injured after a fresh wave of violent sandstorms and thunderstorms battered India, officials said on Monday. The deaths take the toll from similar storms this month to more than 200.

Bulgaria will enter the European system for accurate forecasting of dangerous meteorological phenomena with the realization of a new European project. Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus are working on it, and in practice the system should be used by the Bulgarian Hailstorm Agency next season.
 

Lightning strikes and powerful dust storms across India have killed at least 116 people and injured more than 250 as meteorologists warned May 3 of more wild weather on the horizon.