A powerful, isolated high-altitude depression brought severe weather conditions to Andalusia on Monday, October 28, 2024, with the province of Almería being particularly impacted by the heavy rainfall, hail, and thunderstorms. The storm, which began Sunday night, October 27, led to road closures and widespread damage, including hailstones up to 5 cm (1.97 inches) in diameter.
Kaki and citrus fruits were destroyed by the hail in Valencia at the beginning of the season, reported after an assessment by the Valencia Farmers Association (AVA-ASAJA) on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
A bright fireball was observed over Spain’s eastern regions of Andalusia and Murcia at approximately 03:36 UTC on October 6, 2024, featuring a nice final intense flash (fulguration) before disintegrating.
Heavy rains in the higher regions of Spain’s Albacete Province caused the Júcar River to overflow, leading to severe flash floods in Alcalá del Júcar on Wednesday. The floods dragged 15 cars into the river, but fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported. “It had been raining heavily for a while, but as soon as…
Heavy rains hit Mallorca on September 3, 2024, resulting in devastating flash floods in the Torrent de Pareis Canyon. A 26-year-old British woman was discovered dead, while a 32-year-old British male remains missing. The sudden storm caused widespread flooding, trapping hikers and requiring a large-scale rescue operation.
Torrential rains have swept across parts of Spain, including the Balearic Islands, on Thursday, August 15, 2024, causing widespread flooding, evacuations, and flight cancellations. The Spanish Emergency Military Unit (UME) confirmed on August 15, that it had been deployed to Mallorca to assist with the crisis.
A severe storm swept over southern Spain on June 12, 2024, dropping 50 mm (2 inches) of rainfall over Palma de Mallorca Airport within just 1 hour. The deluge inundated runways and terminals, causing flight cancelations.
Between 23:42 UTC on May 27 and 04:08 UTC on May 28, 2024, the Canary Seismic Network detected a seismic swarm in Tenerife’s Teide volcano caldera, consisting of dozens of small earthquakes, with 26 located.
A bright fireball was recorded over Spain at 21:03 UTC (23:03 LT) on May 29, 2024, caused by a meteoroid from an asteroid entering Earth’s atmosphere at 57 000 km/h (35 400 mph). The fireball was seen over the province of Cuenca.
An exceptionally bright meteor was seen over Spain and Portugal at 22:46 UTC on May 18, 2024 (00:46 local time, May 19), lighting up the night sky with a bright blue glow for several seconds and leaving a persistent trail in its wake.
