5 Aug, 2024 @ 10:51
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Watch: ‘Supercell’ tornado tears through Spain following week of extreme weather

THIS is the moment a ‘supercell’ tornado tore through eastern Spain over the weekend.

Video shared online shows the weather phenomenon passing through Castellon, in the small town of El Toro.

READ MORE: This Malaga town was the hottest in Spain during Thursday’s heatwave

Mayor Jose Arenes said the tornado ‘surprised us all’, but assured it had caused ‘no major damage’.

The supercell tornado followed a week of extreme weather across Spain, with hail storms in the north and east of the country and a heatwave in the south bringing highs over 44C.

A supercell tornado is caused by intense thunderstorms with a rotating updraft.

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