Bizzare Ice Storm Lashes Ireland after un-seasonally warm temperatures

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June 12, 2012 – IRELAND – Bizarre Irish weather for June has resulted in an ice storm in Donegal and pounding rain and flooding throughout the country. The ice storm left several inches of ice near the village of Termon in Donegal the Irish Independent reported on June 8. Local photojournalist Frank McGettigan stated he had never seen anything like it, “No one around here has ever seen anything like this in June before. It was really odd.” A Met Eireann forecaster Joan Blackburn explained the phenomenon “all rain starts as a frozen product,” she said. “A downdraft would push the hail down quicker than it can melt, and this is not unheard of. Also, it’s not particularly mild, and because the shower is so intense, the hail doesn’t have time to melt and fall as rain.” Forecasters warned there is no let up in sight for the Irish with heavy rain and flooding predicted nationwide making last week’s heat-wave a fond memory. The weekend will be unsettled, with some dry spells. “It has been wet — and it’s going to be wet,” Ms. Blackburn said. However she said conditions will improve “Dry weather will start to make its way up the country, but it will be windy and wet for a lot of places. “There is going to be strong and very gusty northwesterly winds, with gales of up to Force 9. The rainfall isn’t quite as bad, but it will still be wet, and Ulster will be the last to dry out.” –Irish Central

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June 12, 2012 – IRELAND – Bizarre Irish weather for June has resulted in an ice storm in Donegal and pounding rain and flooding throughout the country. The ice storm left several inches of ice near the village of Termon in Donegal the Irish Independent reported on June 8. Local photojournalist Frank McGettigan stated he had never seen anything like it, “No one around here has ever seen anything like this in June before. It was really odd.” A Met Eireann forecaster Joan Blackburn explained the phenomenon “all rain starts as a frozen product,” she said. “A downdraft would push the hail down quicker than it can melt, and this is not unheard of. Also, it’s not particularly mild, and because the shower is so intense, the hail doesn’t have time to melt and fall as rain.” Forecasters warned there is no let up in sight for the Irish with heavy rain and flooding predicted nationwide making last week’s heat-wave a fond memory. The weekend will be unsettled, with some dry spells. “It has been wet — and it’s going to be wet,” Ms. Blackburn said. However she said conditions will improve “Dry weather will start to make its way up the country, but it will be windy and wet for a lot of places. “There is going to be strong and very gusty northwesterly winds, with gales of up to Force 9. The rainfall isn’t quite as bad, but it will still be wet, and Ulster will be the last to dry out.” –Irish Central

What is with all this weird weather?

[Ovicula]

We had something near it yesterday here in Germany:


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Large hail eggs smashed hundreds of cars

The storm on Monday night damaged about 350 cars and house roofs and facades. Particularly affected were vehicles of Hiddensee tourists. Even animals were killed.

A storm with large hailstones up to hen's egg has damaged on Monday night in Schaprode on the Isle of Rügen according to initial estimates of around 350 cars. "The hail damaged windows, rear lights and mirrors and hit bumps in the body," the harbor master Detlef Gögge said on Tuesday.

The damaged cars were primarily from Hiddensee-travelers. The tourists have to park their vehicles in Schaprode because Hiddensee - the little sister island of Rügen - is car-free. "There is no car that has taken no harm."

According to Gögges the storm moved up to seven centimeter-sized hailstones (2,76 inch) against 5 PM on Monday about the place and left a big mess. Roofs and facades of houses were damaged and awnings of boats.

People were not injured. But some ducks and chickens are accorded to Gögge killed in hail. "After ten minutes it was all over." The employees of the port and tourist Rügen GmbH began on Tuesday to document the damage for the insurance.

http://www.welt.de/regionales/hambur...rte-Autos.html