France

A gorgeous storm arrived on our position, on the Landes coast after a very hot day, and accompanied by a rather powerful outflow

A lightning bolt from the blue behind an elevated thunderstorm in southwestern France

A severe storm developed over the Mediterranean coast, next to the Camargue region. An impressive mesocyclone with lots of CG lightning approached my position.

Anvils of cold air mass thunderstorms at setting sun

After I watched another supercell during that evening, a new storm arrived with a trajectory about ten kilometers further north. So I took the direction of Digoin.

An isolated thunderstorm has formed after a very hot and dry afternoon near the Cevennes mountains.

Storms from a free atmosphere have developed in the south of France. The electrical activity was mainly in the form of intra-cloud lightning.

An isolated thunderstorm has formed after a very hot and dry afternoon near the Cevennes mountains.

A supercell from the sea is coming to my position with numerous CG lightning strikes. A striated mesocyclone crossed a water surface in southern France.

Back to the highlight of the 2020 storm season

The Camargue ponds pounded by branched thunderbolts, some very close, approx. 500-600 m away.

Impressive spectacle with with extranuclear lightning off Sainte Maxime.

Epic thunderstorm in the south of Vercors, France

Stunning lightning strike approximately 1 km away during an overnight storm in Grau d’Agde, Hérault.

Triple simultaneous lightning strikes on the east of Montpellier in the Hérault department of France.

Incredible storm in the Camargue with no less than 9 branched impacts over the course of 30 seconds.

The evening and the night were very promising on paper on the French Riviera with a promise of aesthetic storms as this sector knows how to produce.

Epic thunderstorm in Cannes.

Isolated thunderstorm surge on the French Riviera, at the first light of the day

The full moon would light up cloud boils which makes the photography particularly bright. This is a panoramic version of two photos.

Magic lightning show at the start of the day, in the hinterland between the French Alps and Cannes

A beastly afternoon supercell storm with a wall cloud near Blaye in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

After almost 2 months of lockdown, what a pleasure to find a hint of freedom!

High-based thunderstorm with branching impacts, approaching the city of Narbonne.