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Personpullup
27/7/2013 at 7:16pm
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We have just spent a lovely week near Soussions, which was rather ruined last night by the terrible thunder storms and hail the size of golf balls, which has cause a lot of damage to our car and caravan. I just wondered if anyone else was in the area and had been effected?

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2013
March: Ferry Meadows
April: North Morte, North Devon
May: Lyndon Top, Rutland
May: Top Lodge.
June: Fairy's lodge
July: La Croix Du Vieux Pont
August: West Beeston,





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PersonTethersEnd
27/7/2013 at 7:18pm
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It's heading for the south coast here now

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Huw


PersonCrach
27/7/2013 at 7:34pm
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The whole central stripe of France from Calais to Toulouse is under a severe weather warning for this evening for thunderstorms and hail. They are very localised but when they hit they hit hard, but if they miss you one day they normally catch you the day after.

One storm today dislodged a church bell from a belfry which fell through the roof of an old lady next door!!

They should disappear by Monday but reappear next Friday & Saturday.


PersonMrs. Bonce
27/7/2013 at 8:08pm
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We are having one now on the Cote de Luton.

Anne


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Personmikegalagher
27/7/2013 at 8:30pm
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Bit of a breeze this aft by the Dordogne, and a few rain drops, but that's it so far.

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Mike

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Personminicamper2001
27/7/2013 at 9:27pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Crach on 27/7/2013


One storm today dislodged a church bell from a belfry which fell through the roof of an old lady next door!!




WOW!!


Personpullup
28/7/2013 at 1:05pm
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2013
March: Ferry Meadows
April: North Morte, North Devon
May: Lyndon Top, Rutland
May: Top Lodge.
June: Fairy's lodge
July: La Croix Du Vieux Pont
August: West Beeston,





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Personhdv61
29/7/2013 at 11:06am
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They certainly know how to do a storm in France!!!!!!!!!
Have been caught in a few.

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One Life, Live It.


Personcheryl.mark
30/7/2013 at 8:17am
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We've had rain overnight in the dordogne and the temps have dropped to a more pleasant 28c but weather still good, abit more cloud last few days but nothing to shout about. Woke up to the sun shining again today.


Personfirstclass67
30/7/2013 at 7:58pm
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We've seen more thunderstorms since arriving in France on 21st than my son has seen in his lifetime!


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Personpullup
30/7/2013 at 8:42pm
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Quote: Originally posted by firstclass67 on 30/7/2013
We've seen more thunderstorms since arriving in France on 21st than my son has seen in his lifetime!


Yes same here

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2013
March: Ferry Meadows
April: North Morte, North Devon
May: Lyndon Top, Rutland
May: Top Lodge.
June: Fairy's lodge
July: La Croix Du Vieux Pont
August: West Beeston,





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PersonBaguette95
31/7/2013 at 2:03pm
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Baking hot in the Vendee today, though!


PersonKelper
31/7/2013 at 5:37pm
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Friday morning we departed the Lot (Cahors area) after two balmy weeks ... arrived at sister in law's house (for a wedding), just north of Angouleme ... that night horrendous storm ... lightning, gale force winds, heavy rain, sheeting horizontally ... chaos in the morning ... no electricity, no water ... catering problems ... three generators trying to deal with fridges and coolers ... washing and bathing in the nearest local stream ... lying horizontal on a small bridge with a little saucepan, scooping water and washing hair ... then stripping off for a bath at the ford ... when a local farmer comes along in his Jeep! Great for the Entente Cordial!
The power and water returned as the wedding started!
A lot of damaged sunflower crops (all flattened), trees stripped and downed ... electric and telephone poles down ... an exciting three days ... now down at Navarrenx ... weather hot and sunny again.


Persongreenhill
31/7/2013 at 6:18pm
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Hmmm really not keen on thunderstorms at the best of times. Really not liking the look of the storms forecast for our trip. Had one last year but this year looks ++

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From tents to trailer tents to a tin tent to an air tent to trailer tent and back to tin tent!


Personandyjack
31/7/2013 at 8:34pm
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friend has just come back from La Croix Du Vieux Pont on Saturday so his last night was on the Friday of the hail storms the reason for my post is to                  MAKE SURE YOUR INSURANCE IS FULLY COMP ON YOUR CAR OVERSEAS, AS HE HAS SPOKEN ON MONDAY TO HIS INSURANCE AND HE IS ONLY COVERED 3RD PARTY AND HIS CAR IS VERY BADLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE HAIL STONES ROOF BONNET ETC



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