France: Thunderstorms Bring Large Hail to Occitanie 3

Météo-France issued an orange alert on Monday, May 19, for 11 southwestern French departments, including Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn, Dordogne, Aveyron, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Ariège, Aude, and Cantal due to heavy rain and thunderstorms accompanied by severe hailstorms. 6-7 cm of hailstones were reported in the Haute-Garonne department in Occitanie.

France: Thunderstorms Bring Large Hail to Occitanie 4

Météo-France issued an orange alert on Monday, May 19, for 11 southwestern French departments, including Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn, Dordogne, Aveyron, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Ariège, Aude, and Cantal due to heavy rain and thunderstorms accompanied by severe hailstorms. 6-7 cm of hailstones were reported in the Haute-Garonne department in Occitanie.

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 6

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day, forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident. The River Mersey reached its highest levels in 66 years and burst its banks. Around 400 homes were evacuated, and 500 people, including asylum seekers, were rescued from the Britannia Country Park Hotel.

Osprey to fly to Camp Fuji via Atsugi air base

Osprey to fly to Camp Fuji via Atsugi air base

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo taken on July 15, 2014, shows U.S. Marie Corps MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft deployed at the Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa. An Osprey is scheduled to fly to Camp Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture on the day via the U.S. Navy's Atsugi air base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. It will be the first Osprey flight to the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Osprey to fly to Camp Fuji via Atsugi air base

Osprey to fly to Camp Fuji via Atsugi air base

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo taken on July 15, 2014, shows U.S. Marie Corps MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft deployed at the Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa. An Osprey is scheduled to fly to Camp Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture on the day via the U.S. Navy's Atsugi air base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. It will be the first Osprey flight to the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Osprey to fly to Camp Fuji via Atsubi air base

Osprey to fly to Camp Fuji via Atsubi air base

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo taken on July 15, 2014, shows U.S. Marie Corps MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft deployed at the Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa. An Osprey is scheduled to fly to Camp Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture on the day via the U.S. Navy's Atsubi air base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. It will be the first Osprey flight to the Tokyo metropolitan area. (Kyodo)