DANA storms flood half of Spain and cause widespread destruction

The adverse weather conditions resulted in countless people being trapped in their homes and cars throughout Spain

Following a calm period of relatively settled weather throughout Spain in the latter part of August, a violent DANA weather front unleashed storms and strong gusts of hail and wind on much of the country on Wednesday September 1. The isolated high-altitude depression caused chaos and resulted in flooding, washed away cars and blocked streets and roads.

Otras imágenes de la #tormenta en #Albacete, cortesía de Francisco Sandoval pic.twitter.com/0n7ah0lwBM

— @AEMET_CLaMancha (@AEMET_CLaMancha) September 1, 2021

Video: Lightning illuminates the sky in Albacete. Francisco Sandoval, Twitter

In the Valencian Community, torrential rains that produced almost 100 litres of water per square metres in some areas resulted in 219 incidents of people trapped in, while the Triator de Vinaros ravine in Castellón overflowed in the early hours of Thursday morning, leading to several more being stranded.

Vídeo de corre whatsapp, 👀👀 las fallas a punto de caer, otras han caído. #Valencia #falles21 @AEMET_CValencia @RAM_meteo @avamet @meteomostoles @ecazatormentas @tiempobrasero @ScottDuncanWX @severeweatherEU @minervagra @ElTiempoes @AEMET_Esp @AEMET_SINOBAS @radaresvalencia pic.twitter.com/A3nkfRN2PJ

— ValènciaWeather⚡️ (@Valencia_WX) September 1, 2021

Video: Gale force winds in the Valencian Community. Valencia Weather.

In Madrid, several Metro lines collapsed and the rain caused large reservoirs of water in the streets, which led to the closure of tunnels to prevent cars from blocking traffic. In addition, a lightning strike caused a pile of branches and tree cuttings to catch fire, resulting in a 10-metre high blaze.

Alcanar (platja) c/ carrer estribord
Imatges terrorífiques. @policia @ajlarapita @tv3cat @telecincoes pic.twitter.com/CVYksLlGM9

— JeremieMM (@JM_M17) September 1, 2021

Video: Flooding in Tarragona. JeremieMM, Twitter.

In the Toledo town of Burguillos, hail stones the size of golf balls reportedly fell, while the Amazon ship in Illescas lost part of its roof due to furious gusts of wind. The Alcanar meteorological station in Tarragona recorded 232 litres of water per square metre in just three hours, while the torrential rain damaged the electricity supply, leaving 5,000 residents without power.

Ls tromba de agua que ha descargado hoy en #Toledo se recordará por décadas

Esto es en la carretera del polígono a la capital toledana #dana #tormenta #trombadeagua pic.twitter.com/8bsaMgt0eF

— Tutiempo (@tiempobrasero) September 1, 2021

Video: Rescue workers save stranded drivers in Toledo. Tutiempo, Twitter

It would seem that the disruptive weather hasn’t come to an end quite yet either, with Aemet issuing another weather warning for strong storms throughout much of Spain on Thursday September 2.

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Source: Murcia Today