"Southern Spain was hit by storm Emilia this week. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a tornado, along with heavy rain, wreaked havoc in the seaside town of La Cala de Mijas, Malaga. The tornado swept through the town, tearing down the 67,000 Christmas lights erected along the main high street. It is estimated the storm caused 500,000 in damages."
"An updraft, created by the rising moist air, lifted this invisible tube of air and shifted its orientation vertically. This forms a mesocyclone, a rotating column of air within a storm. Cold, sinking air facilitated downdrafts to form which wrapped around the mesocyclone which intensified and focused the rotation downward, providing the perfect conditions for localised wind gusts to reach 80mph."
Bitterly cold air plunged from Canada into the north-east US while a low-pressure system tracked eastwards, producing snow where cold air was already embedded. Central Park received a few inches of snow and parts of Long Island recorded 8.5in, representing New York's earliest snowfall since 2018. Upstate New York and other parts of New England saw significant accumulations. Southern Spain was struck by storm Emilia, which produced a tornado in La Cala de Mijas, Malaga, tearing down 67,000 Christmas lights and causing an estimated 500,000 in damages. Wind shear, updrafts, and downdrafts generated a mesocyclone and localised gusts up to 80mph.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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