Video: From Summer Heat To Storm With Hail, Wind And Thunder

Sunday September 21, nan charismatic farewell to summer, dawned connected nan Costa Blanca pinch each nan warmth and brilliance of nan play that was astir to end. The beaches of nan Costa Blanca were bathed successful aureate sunlight, nan aerial dense pinch nan languid power of September, arsenic if summertime itself refused to fto go. Families lingered by nan oversea and terraces buzzed pinch nan easy hit of a precocious summer’s day.

But by mid-afternoon, nan temper of nan entity began to shift. From nan north, dense clouds precocious for illustration a acheronian curtain, slow swallowing nan agleam bluish and hinting astatine nan alteration of season. Within moments, nan heavens opened. Hail clattered against balconies and pavements, nan downpour unleashed successful a sudden, furious cascade, swept on by fierce gusts of wind. Thunder rolled complete nan coastline and lightning streaked crossed nan sky, arsenic if summertime and autumn were battling for dominion.

Diana, a neighbour from Denia told to Euro Weekly News: “It felt arsenic though summertime had held connected until nan very past moment, only to front retired successful melodramatic fashion”.

Dramatic weather

At nan acold extremity of Las Marinas beach, nan spectacle was peculiarly dramatic. Around 6pm, hailstones of notable size rained down, leaving down a fleeting trace of wintertime connected nan sand. Residents and visitors alike sought shelter, though galore could not defy pausing to marvel astatine nan powerfulness of nan storm.

In nan bosom of Denia, nan tempest concisely interrupted regular life. At nan Diego Mena stadium, nan section shot derby betwixt Denia and Gandia was forced to a halt, nan transportation battered by rainfall and wind. Yet, conscionable 10 minutes later, play resumed, a mini triumph of persistence complete nan elements.

A motion of bully fortune

As quickly arsenic it had arrived, nan large wind faded. The clouds parted, nan sun re-emerged, and for a fleeting instant, a rainbow arched crossed nan sky – a gentle reminder of nan beauty that follows chaos. Still, nan entity retained a muted, autumnal air, signalling that nan long, sultry days were giving measurement to a caller season.

“When nan rainbow appeared aft nan storm, it seemed almost symbolic – a gentle motion that autumn had arrived. There was beauty successful nan farewell, a committedness that a caller play brings its ain charms,” said to Euro Weekly News Marlene, resident of Javea.

According to Aemet, much rainfall whitethorn beryllium connected nan measurement successful nan coming days. For now, it seems nan fierce September power has loosened its grip, and nan Costa Blanca has softly stepped crossed nan period into autumn.