A hailstone the size of a tenis ball struck a 20-month-old, baby girl in Bisbal d’Empordà (Girona, Cataluña) yesterday.
Baby Killed by Hailstone
by Vivienne Hughes •
Tag Archive for hailstones
Hail Destroys Hectares of Crop
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Town Halls of Huéscar and Puebla de Don Fadrique have seen 200 hectares of crop, mainly broccoli and tomatoes, destroyed by hailstones.
Hailstones in the Axarquía
by Hugh MacArthur •
There was a heavy-rains warning for the western end of the province of Málaga but nothing for Axarquía, so the arrival of hailstones was a big surprise.
Hailstone-Covered Beaches
by Vivienne Hughes •
The early hours of today saw a heavy shower of hailstones leaving the beaches of Benajarafe (Axarquía) with a white-mantel covering.
Sierra Nevada’s Wears White
by Martin Myall •
If you had viewed the Sierra Nevada webcams yesterday you would have been amazed to see the slopes under a white carpet… in August.
Snowing on Sierra Nevada?
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst you were moaning down on the coast about the heatwave, last night it snow a little of Sierra Nevada – daytime temperatures in the city around 40ºC.
Lethal Hailstones Kill Birds
by Vivienne Hughes •
You often hear about hailstones destroying crops and smashing windscreens but the recent storm in Albacete killed 200 flamingos. Some sources put the figure as 300.
Chilly Almuñécar
by Hugh MacArthur •
The most copious reminder of the passing of the cold front was plenty of rain around eight on Sunday morning, punctuated by thunder and lightning.
Office for Flood Damage Claims
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Almuñécar, Trinidad Herrera has announced that tomorrow, the 4th of September the Town Hall would open an office to receive claims from flood-damage applicants.
Flash Floods & Hailstones
by David Darby •
Almuñécar, like many other towns on the Costa Tropical, saw torrential rain and hailstones during a storm at around 19.00h today.