Thunderstorms of the season

As many of you probably know, North of Slovenia was hit hard by a severe thunderstorm last Sunday, 17th July. The speed of the wind reached over 100 km/h in some places. Countless houses lost their roof, crops were decimated by hail, many basements were flooded. In many ways it was the strongest storm on record in here, but luckily there were no casualties, just record material damage.

Slovenia rainfall radar animation

Even though because of its location Slovenia is prone to strong thunderstorms it seems that lately they are just becoming stronger and last longer. There are even reports that village Gozd above Kamnik was hit by a twister during the storm- which is really rare weather phenomenon in this part of the world. All connected to the global warming? It's hard to prove, but with disasters like this it's hard not to believe so.
My tip for everyone- on next elections- wherever they happen- choose candidates and parties which promise better and greener public transport.... In the meantime if you are traveling in Europe, check this page for weather annoyances.