A locally severe storm affected the municipality of Güira de Melena, in the province of Artemisa, this Wednesday, leaving behind pea-sized hail, heavy rains, and strong winds.
The meteorological phenomenon, which accumulated 44 mm of rain in just one hour and recorded wind gusts of up to 87 km/h, is typical of summer afternoons in Cuba, reported meteorologist Raydel Ruisanchez on Facebook.
The specialist explained that this storm was caused by the atmospheric instability generated by several weather systems close to the region, including a tropical wave in the northwest Caribbean, a frontal system over the Gulf of Mexico, and a trough in the upper layers of the troposphere.
Last Saturday, a severe local storm caused heavy flooding in several municipalities of Las Tunas, including damage to electrical installations and harm to agricultural crops, according to official sources.
The correspondent of the Cuban News Agency (ACN) in the Tunero territory reported that the storm was accompanied by "strong winds, electrical discharges, and a locally intense accumulated rainfall of 133.5 millimeters (mm)."
In July, also in the town of Güira de Melena, another severe local storm occurred where hail was recorded.
"Strong activity of showers, rain, and thunderstorms in the province of Artemisa, which became intense in some areas," reported meteorologist Raydel Ruisánchez.
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