Major hailstorm, huge hail accumulations in Teruel, Spain

Image from September 23. Credit: Yolanda Muñoz

A major hailstorm hit the city of Teruel and surrounding region in Aragon, eastern Spain on Friday, September 22, 2017. The event lasted up to 30 minutes, paralyzing traffic on some of the most important city roads.

The hailstorm which began at about 21:00 CET (19:00 UTC) was very intense for about 15 minutes and was followed by another 15 minutes of heavy rain.

A think layer of hail quickly reached up to 50 cm (1.6 feet) while weather stations recorded 40 mm (1.57 inches) of rain in half an hour. The temperature in the region dropped from 23 °C (73.4 °F) to just 7 °C (44.6 °F) within a few hours.

According to Meteo Aragón, River Turia suddenly reached flood stage and overflowed, flooding the low-lying areas and causing injuries to four people who had to be treated for hypothermia.

The incident occurred on the Moratilla bridge where a driver was trapped in his vehicle when he was caught by rushing water in a passage under the train line. The water there reached a height of 1.8 m (5.9 feet), leaving the man trapped on the roof of his car.
Bron: https://watchers.news/2017/09/23/hailstorm-teruel-spain/

Que brutalidad de granizada ha caido en #Teruel Parece una nevada de invierno...pero es piedra pic.twitter.com/p5EXji5Kfz

— fredi63 (@fredi63) 22 september 2017

Más de 16 litros por metro cuadrado acompañados de abundante #granizo han caído en #Teruel. (Vídeo. J.M. Meléndez) pic.twitter.com/NMforuoYc1

— Aragón Radio (@aragonradio) 22 september 2017

Las calles en #Teruel se han teñido de blanco a causa de la importante cantidad de granizo que ha caido.
Foto de @juancarlosjuste. pic.twitter.com/KOOMYdbzLv

— Meteo Aragón (@meteo_aragon) 22 september 2017