Severe thunderstorms with large hail across Germany in June 2019

Wilhelm, Jannik ORCIDiD
Mohr, Susanna ORCIDiD
Punge, Heinz Jürgen ORCIDiD
Mühr, Bernhard
Schmidberger, Manuel
Daniell, James E.
Bedka, Kristopher M.
Kunz, Michael ORCIDiD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.3886
Persistent URL: http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/8561
Wilhelm, Jannik; Mohr, Susanna; Punge, Heinz Jürgen; Mühr, Bernhard; Schmidberger, Manuel; Daniell, James E.; Bedka, Kristopher M.; Kunz, Michael, 2020: Severe thunderstorms with large hail across Germany in June 2019. In: WeatherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.3886. 
 
Mohr, Susanna; 1 Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK)Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe Germany
Punge, Heinz Jürgen; 1 Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK)Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe Germany
Mühr, Bernhard; 2 Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM)Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe Germany
Schmidberger, Manuel; 1 Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK)Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe Germany
Daniell, James E.; 2 Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM)Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe Germany
Bedka, Kristopher M.; 5 NASA Langley Research CenterHampton Virginia USA
Kunz, Michael; 1 Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK)Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe Germany

Abstract

From 10 to 12 June 2019, severe thunderstorms affected large parts of Germany. Hail larger than golf ball size caused considerable damage, especially in the Munich area where losses amount to EUR 1 billion. This event thus ranks among the ten most expensive hail events in Europe in the last 40 years. Atmospheric blocking in combination with a moist, unstably stratified air mass provided an excellent setting for the development of severe, hail‐producing thunderstorms across the country.

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