PHOTOS, VIDEOS: Winter arrived in Hungary, ice and snow cover a town

Thunderstorm reached Kisvárda in Northeast Hungary yesterday afternoon, and the environment turned wintery for a short while. People stood in ankle-high ice and snow. Here are some photos and videos about how “winter” arrived in Hungary during the hottest summer period.

According to 24.hu, Kisvárda was covered in centimetres-deep ice yesterday afternoon. The Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ) warned about the thunderstorm and the strong winds reaching 60-85 km/h. They talked about tiny pieces of ice, but did not talk about such huge frost balls like in these videos:

This video is from Pap, a small village near Kisvárda:

And here is the result. Winter in Hungary in July:

Ankle-high ice and snow in Kisvárda:

Driving in the rainstorm:

And here are some more photos from Kisvárda:

Winter remains? Here is what you should expect next week

Today, similar thunderstorms are expected in the Transdanubia. The storm will move to the Eastern regions later today. Rainstorms will be the most perilous, creating ~20-40 mm precipitation in no time. Furthermore, they will be accompanied by strong winds (>80 km/h) and hail (~1-3 cm).