Spain’s latest DANA storm is beginning to show its force in the city of Marbella, as at 11am on Wednesday what’s known as a huge waterspout or tornadic waterspout was recorded out at sea close to Cable Beach.
Tornadic waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water, or move from land to water.
Vecinos de #Marbella graban una espectacular manga de agua o tromba marina frente a la costa pic.twitter.com/0lCKWJr9Xs
— RTV Marbella (@RTVMarbella) November 13, 2024
They have the same traits as a land tornado and they are associated with severe thunderstorms such as the current DANA sweeping through Málaga and other parts of Spain’s Mediterranean Coast.
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According to Marbella authorities, at least one waterspout has occurred during the morning.
They stressed that this atmospheric phenomenon is characterised by “becoming a tornado when it reaches land”, although Marbella City Council has clarified that “it dissolved” when it touched land.
In Spanish, a tornadic waterspout is called una manga marina.
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These sea tornados are actually a fairly common phenomenon in the Alboran Sea - where Marbella is located - especially during the autumn months.
Marbella is on red weather alert on Wednesday, as is the rest of Málaga province, due to the 120 litres per square metres that are expected over a 12-hour period.
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