Several weak tornados in N Portugal and Spain!!! Injured people and damages in Galicia!!! More today!!!

in Vigo [link to www.youtube.com]

tornado/whaterpours in Porto today [link to www.youtube.com]

Storm Forecast
Valid: Sat 09 Mar 2013 06:00 to Sun 10 Mar 2013 06:00 UTC
Issued: Fri 08 Mar 2013 18:46
Forecaster: PISTOTNIK
No threat levels were issued.

SYNOPSIS

While the only dominant cyclone on the forecast maps stays well offshore to the Northwest of Spain, a broad and diffuse area of low pressure extends all the way East via the Alpine region into the Ukraine. Along its Southern flank, a zonal subtropical jet runs smoothly across the Mediterranean Sea. To the North, a late outbreak of arctic air continues to affect Russia, the Baltic States and Scandinavia while it slowly makes its way further South and West.

DISCUSSION

... Southern Portugal, Southern Spain, entire Mediterranean Sea ...

A succession of three subtle short-wave troughs is embedded in the Westerly upper-level flow. In the absence of pronounced cyclonic features, their lift support is the only noteworthy instrument for regionally bringing together moderate lapse rates and wafts of increased low-level moisture in order to allow the build-up of a few hundred J/kg of CAPE. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected over maritime areas and along west-facing coasts mainly in the path of these troughs, which will shift as follows during the forecast period:
(1) From Albania and Western Greece (Sat 06 UTC) via the Turkish West Coast (Sat 18 UTC) to Central Turkey (Sun 06 UTC),
(2) From the Pyrenees (Sat 06 UTC) via Northern Italy (Sat 18 UTC) to Serbia (Sun 06 UTC), and
(3) From Portugal (Sat 18 UTC) to the Spanish East coast (Sun 06 UTC).
The majority of thunderstorms will occur in a weakly sheared environment, which - along with the limited CAPE supply - will make severe weather unlikely. However, vertical wind shear generally increases from North to South until it finally reaches up to 25 m/s underneath the jet axis, where lift support is weaker and the air mass probably more strongly capped than at its cyclonic flank. Hence it seems questionable if convective initiation can be achieved far enough South to benefit from the better kinematic conditions. If indeed a few storms manage to form near the Southern fringes of the various highlighted areas (or by accident even beyond them), severe wind gusts are not ruled out.

... Northern Portugal, Northern Spain, Bay of Biscay ...

Maritime convection with isolated to scattered thunderstorms is expected in an environment of weak shear and low instability. Two foci become apparent near the center of the Atlantic low and in Northern Portugal, where a marginal rain risk exists with repeated rounds of thunderstorms under sustained onshore flow.

... France ...

The air mass in the range of the zonal surface trough is rather mild and moderately moist. Patchy insolation and "moisture piling" with convergent low-level winds may be sufficient to create first springtime thundery showers in the afternoon hours.
[link to www.estofex.org]

A phenomenon similar to a tornado formed this morning off Moledo in walks, but did not cause any damage, told Lusa the local commander of the Maritime Police.

"The officers saw the phenomenon to form in front of Moledo. He slipped up and headed out to sea north to Galicia, "explained Gonzalez of Pacos.

The event took place shortly before 12:00 pm and, according to the maritime authorities, had no consequence on land or at sea, despite having formed about a mile from the beach.

"I do not know if we can even classify as a tornado unknown because the wind when he graduated. But we had no record of any damage or consequence of this phenomenon on our coast ", said the commander of the Maritime Police of Caminha. [link to www.tvi24.iol.pt]

another photo: [link to www.meteopt.com]

PORTO - A waterspout (tornado at sea) was fimada today around 18.00 in Porto. The video was captured by Nuno Milheiro that the Forum MeteoPT witness a "waterspout" accompanied by "huge hailstones ..."

Remember that the Port District is now under yellow warning.

The IPMA provides strong showers can sometimes be accompanied by thunder and hail, strong winds in the highlands southwest of the order of 90 km / h and further west with waves 5-6 meters.

Remember also that there is an orange alert for sea waves.

Vessel is involved in a collision with the tornado

The tornado happened in Foz do Douro, Porto, and according to the source of the Maritime Police, caused the collision of a vessel.

"The phenomenon minitornado type that formed in the sea and then went to ground caused no damage on the ground," said the source Maritime Police LUSA, adding that the phenomenon just rammed a vessel. [link to www.meteopt.com]

more videos from Spain: [link to www.lavozdegalicia.es]

another tornado in spanish port: [link to www.lavozdegalicia.es]

[link to www.meteo-mc.fr]

Minitornado makes a hurt and damage to more than 20 homes in Póvoa

One person was dragged into the house by wind... A slight hurt and damage to more than 20 dwellings were the results of bad weather that struck on Saturday evening Póvoa de Varzim.

Authorities reported damage, especially on roofs on 15 homes in the parish of Aver-o-Mar and seven parish of Amorim, due to the phenomenon occurred at about 23:15 on Saturday.

About "100 people were affected 'by small tornado confirmed the Civil Protection. About 20 men were deployed to undertake "the repair of the dwelling so that people do not become homeless."

The 'slightly wounded', which at the time of the winds 'was in the room watching TV and was dragged outside the house "was transported to the Hospital of Póvoa de Varzim with only' minor injuries ', and is' free from danger , "said Pereira told Aires.

The council has already provided means and men, but what worries civil protection are 'weather forecasts that are nothing exciting, because predicting strong wind and rain until next Tuesday. "

The municipality will maintain, therefore "all available means to serve the people 'standing still' do everything so that people today affected can return to their homes in the coming hours," said the person responsible.

On site was also president of the Association of Horticulturists of Póvoa de Varzim (HORPOZIM), who lamented the "total damage caused by this minitornado in five greenhouses' in the city. Carlos Lino wait, how will Lusa said, that "this damage is included in in the month of January" for losses to be compensated. [link to www.tvi24.iol.pt]

more photos: [link to www.cmjornal.xl.pt]

more tornados can happen today: [link to sicnoticias.sapo.pt]

Aveiro region can have them in the next hour [link to www.sat24.com]

atmosphere is screwed big scale
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