Tennis ball-sized hailstones wreak havoc, destroying everything in their wake – storm ravages the area VIDEO

The storm struck the area around the towns of Aubenas, Vals-les-Bains and Lalevade-d&rsquo;Ard&egrave;che around midday. Videos shared on social media showed hailstones several centimetres in diameter covering the streets within a short period of time, Le Figaro reported.According to reports from the scene, some hailstones were the size of tennis balls, measuring between five and seven centimetres in diameter.The hail damaged numerous vehicles, including windshields, as well as several buildings.Firefighters responded to multiple incidents caused by the severe weather, while heavy rainfall also led to localised flooding.INTEMP&Eacute;RIES : Des gr&ecirc;lons g&eacute;ants ont &eacute;t&eacute; observ&eacute;s ces derni&egrave;res heures en Ard&egrave;che lors d&#39;un violent orage. Des &quot;boules de p&eacute;tanque&quot;, affirment les t&eacute;moins. Les d&eacute;g&acirc;ts sont &quot;consid&eacute;rables&quot; sur des centaines de voitures et de nombreux b&acirc;timents. La commune d&rsquo;Aubenas a &eacute;t&eacute;&hellip; pic.twitter.com/BuKexl7vTb&mdash; Infos Fran&ccedil;aises (@InfosFrancaises) July 16, 2026Aubenas Mayor Jean-Romain Riberi described the storm as an &ldquo;extremely violent phenomenon&rdquo; after parts of the region were left covered in a layer of ice and hail during the summer.&Eacute;norme gr&ecirc;lons en Ard&egrave;che 🫪 #ardeche #grele pic.twitter.com/nKx4o0IoSu&mdash; Lorenzo (@Souvien_Toi) July 15, 2026Ard&egrave;che was among the departments in France that had previously been placed under an orange alert due to the risk of severe storms.Historic hailstorm in #Ard&egrave;che, France: intense storm blankets streets in ice. pic.twitter.com/snDOpiZ0u4&mdash; Meteored (@meteoredcom) July 15, 2026Pour casser un pare-brise faut y aller t&#39;imagine sur la t&ecirc;te les d&eacute;g&acirc;ts que &ccedil;a peut faire 😱 pic.twitter.com/Mqe9vpITOt&mdash; 𝑆𝑜𝑛𝑖@ 🐦🇨🇭🇮🇹🇫🇷 (@MissDesse2) July 15, 2026

Tennis ball-sized hailstones wreak havoc, destroying everything in their wake – storm ravages the area VIDEO

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