Intense convective events over Spain on August 2009

        A set of convective storms took place over the centre and the east of the Spanish peninsula from 8^th August to 11^th August 2009. The heavy rain caused flash floods and power cuts in several villages of Salamanca. Intense hail storms occurred over different areas of Teruel causing material damages.

        Six images depicting the event at four different moments are presented below. Each set of images corresponds to a different day.

        Legend:

1. Microphysics RGB

2. Natural Colour RGB

3. CRR instantaneous rates

4. CRR hourly accumulation

5. PPI Radar product

6. Lightning activity occurred during the corresponding whole day

 

        Information corresponding to the 8^th August 2009 at 13:00 UTC:

 

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Information corresponding to the 9^th August 2009 at 15:00 UTC:

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        Information corresponding to the 10^th August 2009 at 17:00 UTC:

      

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        Information corresponding to the 11^th August 2009 at 08:00 UTC:

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      Both loops showing CRR instantaneous rates and CRR hourly accumulations, from 8^th August at 09:00 UTC to 11^th August at 19:00 UTC, can be seen in the following images.

            CRR instantaneous rates:

            CRR hourly accumulations: