Irish man holidaying in Italy says 'powerful and violent' hailstones 'fell like rocks'  

The size of some of the hailstones which fell on some of Italy's northern regions earlier this week. Picture: Carlow Weather/ Twitter

An Irish man holidaying in Italy says “powerful and violent” hailstones “fell like rocks” during an unexpected storm which destroyed cars and devastated locals in Lake Garda.

Carlow man Jim Dunne was out for dinner with his wife Amanda in the picturesque town of Pescheria when the storm struck, and they had to take cover.