A severe local storm impacted the city of Las Tunas this Saturday afternoon, marking the first of its kind in the area this year.
The Provincial Meteorological Center reported that the phenomenon occurred between 3:44 and 4:20 p.m. and was accompanied by hail —with stones the size of a pea—, intense rainfall, and electrical activity.
According to the official report, the heavy downpour over the capital of Las Tunas recorded accumulations exceeding 30 millimeters of rain in just 30 minutes.
Meteorologists explained that the storm was associated with a trough over the Gulf of Mexico, which brought a flow from the southwest to the south, combined with daytime heating, conditions that favored atmospheric instability in the area.
Local authorities have not reported any material damage or impacts so far.
The Cuban meteorologist Osmany, known on Facebook as Osmany el tiempo, stated in his report that there is a high probability of rain this weekend in central and eastern Cuba. The situation will escalate on Sunday as it extends towards the west.
"Some of these storms that will be developing mainly in the late afternoon and early evening hours may have electrical discharges," he warned.
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