Snow surprises residents in a Guadeloupe town

Snow surprises residents in a Guadeloupe town

The French island of Guadeloupe has experienced its first snowfall.

The event, which was described as ‘exceptional’ by a French meteorologist took place on Thursday, March 31 in the municipality of St. Claude, a report  in the Dominican news said.

French meteorologist, Alain Museleque, explained the extraordinary phenomenon on Guadeloupe Premiere TV.

“We had a mass of clouds that arrived over St. Claude,” he said in French and translated by McCathy Marie. “Accompanying this mass of clouds was some very cold air. In this very cold air, in the mass of clouds, we had the creation of some snowflakes which fell to the ground. This has never before been seen in Guadeloupe. This is an exceptional event that we will never forget.”

Just two weeks ago in the same area, hailstones fell, surprising the residents.