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Tornado in Albufeira.
Portugal is on alert to the arrival of the storm Martinho on Wednesday, but the bad weather has already arrived in Albufeira, in the Algarve, with a “tornado” damage to the fishing beach.
A strong wind wave caused several damage to a restoration zone in Albufeira, near Fisherman Beach, on Monday, in the late afternoon.
The Facebook page Meteo Trás-os-Montes, which usually share weather information, shared a video that shows the destruction, with several falling tiles on the floor and a resident that complains that it complains that “Passed a tornado”.
This Brazilian citizen states that it was “very fast” and that It took some “two seconds”. But it was enough to leave various damage and damage.
The damaged roof would be of an old construction and would belong to an old crowd, according to civil protection.
9 districts under orange warning on Thursday
This phenomenon in Albufeira happened before the arrival of the Depression Martin which will bring strong wind, with gusts up to 90 kilometers per hour (km/h), already on Wednesday, affecting several areas of the continent.
It is also expected persistent rain and sometimes strong.
The districts of Viseu, Castelo Branco, Porto, Guarda, Vila Real, Viana do Castelo, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga will be under orange warning Between midnight and 6 am Thursday, then yellow.
The Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) also put the districts of Faro, Setúbal, Lisbon, Leiria and Beja Because of the rain, which can be occasionally accompanied by thunderstorm between 9 pm on Wednesday and 6 am Thursday.
IPMA also issued Yellow warning to Bragança Because of the strong wind (between 12 hours on Wednesday and 3 pm on Thursday).
Portalegre, Évora and Santarém They will also be under yellow warning because of the rain from the end of Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday morning, and due to the strong wind between 12 Wednesday and 9th Thursday.
According to the IPMA, until Friday the Total precipitation accumulated should be between 50 and 100 millimeters In the Central and South and North Coast regions, and may be punctually higher on the Centro Coast.
Rain can be snow at the highest points of Serra da Estreladownloading the quota to 1500 meters on Friday.
The Martinho depression will also bring a increased wind intensity, which will blow from South/Southeast with gusts that can reach values of the order of 80 to 90 km/h, especially on the coast, and 110 to 120 km/h in the highlands.
It is also foreseen the sea agitation, waiting southwest waves with 04 to 05 meters south of Cabo Carvoeiro and 03 to 04 meters north of that cable.
“Given the uncertainty in the evolution of the depression Martinho is advised to monitor the updates of forecasts and weather warnings,” says the IPMA in a statement.
