Sofia/Skopje - Severe storms killed at least one person Thursday night as they whipped through Macedonia and Bulgaria.

The storms came after a bout of unseasonably warm weather that included the warmest-ever December day on record in Bulgaria, local media reported Friday.

At least one elderly woman died and another was missing Friday, following storms and flash floods in Macedonia late Thursday, reports said in Skopje.

In Bulgaria, daytime temperatures on Thursday shot above 20 degrees. It was warmest in Veliko Tarnovo, in central Bulgaria, with an incredible 28.6 degrees celsius.

The storms came in the night, hitting the southern Kardzali region the hardest. Dozens of villages were left without power. Houses were damaged nationwide.

In Sofia the gale-force wind damaged a terminal at the airport. No injuries were reported. (dpa)