Chaos for Brit tourists as Spain hotspot hit by sea tornado and weather warnings | Weather | News

A marine hurricane formed off the coast of a popular tourist spot as temperatures dropped and hail hit the island. Off the coast between Soller and Deya, two towns on Majorca’s west coast that are incredibly popular with tourists, viewers captured footage of a waterspout, or seaspout, forming this morning.

The rotating column of air and water could be seen from various points on the Serra de Tramuntana and produced dramatic images. Majorca Daily Bulletin Under a gray and stormy sky, it shows the waterspout churning from the shore and rising into the sky just off the coastline.

Waterspouts can develop when the sea is unstable and the atmosphere is highly unstable, as was the case on the island this week.

Parts of Majorca were hit by hail and maximum temperatures struggled to reach 10C, low for this time of year, the local news outlet reported.

Strong north and northwest winds reached 70 km per hour, and Spain’s meteorological agency AEMET maintained weather warnings for winds of up to 60 km per hour until Saturday.

The weather service also warned of the possibility of significant waves of up to four meters high in some parts of Majorca, such as the Sierra Tramontana.

The weather is expected to improve across Mallorca as weather warnings are lifted from Sunday. According to AEMET’s forecast, daytime temperatures may reach a maximum of 18C in Palma and 20C on Monday. Despite the warmer peak, temperatures in Palma can drop to a minimum of 2C.

In Soller on the west coast, where the hurricane was spotted, wind speeds are expected to drop significantly by Sunday, with the weather agency predicting wind gusts of 15 km per hour.