Nelson Depression: more than 700 occurrences in just over 24 hours, most in the Lisbon and Algarve regions

The service commander at the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), José Costa, told the Lusa agency that the most complicated situation occurred on Thursday afternoon and, between 00:00 and 12:00 today, 58 of the 716 occurrences were recorded.

According to Jorge Costa, the majority of incidents were related to tree falls (304), floods (157), falling structures (137) and road cleaning (92).

The commander also indicated that the The areas most affected by bad weather were Greater Lisbon, where 225 incidents occurred, followed by the Algarve (72) and Lezíria do Tejo (50).

According to Civil Protection, on Thursday two extreme wind phenomena were recorded in the country, in the Tagus basin, which affected the municipalities of Montijo (Setúbal), Moita (Setúbal) and generating precipitation on the north bank of the Tagus, in the Lisbon and Silves (Faro) area..

The phenomenon that occurred in the Tagus basin is being analyzed by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) as it could technically constitute a tornado, according to ANEPC.

On Thursday, meteorologist Alessandro Marraccini told Lusa that “around 2:00 p.m., a convective cell that was part of the frontal system that crossed the Portuguese coast during the afternoon, showed quite vigorous activity and crossed the southern region of Lisbon”, adding that IPMA immediately began receiving reports of the meteorological phenomenon.

At the end of the day on Thursday, at 6:20 pm, the municipality of Silves, district of Faro, was affected by another extreme wind phenomenon, which caused “large trees to fall, affected vehicles and roofs of affected houses “, according to ANEPC.

A Storm Nelson is affecting the weather in mainland Portugal, where until Easter Sunday, precipitation will be constant, according to IPMA.

The commander on duty at ANEPC also told Lusa that weather forecasts for today point to snowfall and sea disturbances in the North and Center regions, with no heavy rain expected.

Nelson Depression has already killed people in Spain

Four people died after falling overboard in three accidents off Spain’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, Spanish emergency services said on Thursday.

The deaths came as Spanish authorities issued warnings of strong winds and widespread rain in many parts of the country.

The Spanish police indicated that a minor of Moroccan nationality and a German adult died on the Mediterranean coast, near the city of Tarragona, in the east of the country. O German adult entered the water to try to save the young Moroccan and both diedsaid the Civil Guard.

A man and a woman died after falling into the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Spainreported the emergency services in the Asturias region.