Storm in Marbella - Tornado whirls through coastal town
Created: 06/12/2022, 15:15
By: Ines Baur
Tornadoes often appear in conjunction with thunderstorms.
(Archive image) © Steven Hutchings/dpa
A tornado has caused some damage in Marbella.
The storm threat is not over yet.
It is also expected to remain high in the Iberian Peninsula for the next few days.
Marbella - A tornado hit Marbella on Monday.
The tornado suddenly appeared during a heavy downpour, reports
wetteronline.de
.
Windows are said to have been broken, trees uprooted and vehicles damaged by flying debris.
Apparently no one was hurt.
Videos by eyewitnesses published on social media channels show the storm on the Costa del Sol.
Like here on Twitter, for example.
In general, things have been turbulent on the Strait of Gibraltar.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms, some with hail and heavy gusts of wind passed through.
According to wetteronline.de
, a low on the coast of Portugal
was responsible for the storm .
This transported warm, humid air northwards from the subtropics.
The encountered cooler air from more northerly latitudes.
At the border of the air masses there was heavy precipitation.
A thunderstorm cell caused a tornado in Germany in October.
Numerous houses were destroyed.
Tornado in Marbella - more storms are imminent
As
wetteronline
writes, there will be no all-clear for the next few days.
More rain is expected in the second half of the week.
Wind gusts and thunderstorms could cause tornadoes again.
There is a risk of flooding, flooding and landslides.
Marbella has been struggling with severe forest fires in the summer of that year.
Several thousand people had to be brought to safety in June.
