Large Waves take people by Surprise

Large waves in Porto da Cruz this afternoon have taken people by surprise. The sea front restaurants have had damage and table and chairs, and personal belongings being washed by the sea. I tourist was injured after falling, and taken to hospital bu ambulance.

Even locals have said they have not seen the waves this bad..

Weather Update

Have been out and about today the weather is not to bad, on Pico do Areeiro the wind was really picking up and the temp was showing 3 degrees, to the north it was just cloud, the south has stayed mainly sunny and warm all day. The wind was picking up in Caniçal and also Funchal, but Caniço and Garajau were very calm, and it still is very calm in Caniço.

The wind elsewhere is strong and gusts of 117kmph have been recorded on Pico do Areeiro, and 116kmph in Caniçal. A tree in Santo Antonio has fallen onto a house causing damage to the roof and blocking a road, and in the Nuns Valley there have also been fallen trees with the road blocked for a time.

Santo Antonio

The airport of Madeira has had 2 flights from Lisbon return back to Lisbon after strong gusts meant the planes had difficulty to land.

Waves in the North are still expected to reach maximum heights of 12-14 meters, and if any photos come in I will post them here, and keep this tread updated with any other news.

The night seemed to be calm, the wind was strong and brought down a few trees but the waves seem to have not materialised, another sunny day in the south although it is forecast for some rain and more cloud in the north.

In Lisbon a hail storm has covered an area with hail stones causing a few problems but clearing nice for the locals to see.

See the video Here 

Another Red Alert.

Another red alert has been issued for the North of Madeira and Porto Santo. The red notice will run from Friday 6pm - Saturday 6am for high waves. The waves are expected to be between 12-14 metres, and precautions are all ready in place to close some coastal roads.

Porto Moniz a week ago. Taken from the Diario.

Storm 4th-5th November 2012

More bad weather hit Madeira last night, with the North Coast being hit the hardest.

Ribeira da Janela and Seixal were hit bad with landslides and roads blocked. Some properties have been damaged but no life was lost.

Madeira has had an unusual amount of heavy rain over the last couple of weeks, following almost 18 months of dry weather, so the ground is very dry, and the rain cant soak in as quick as it usually would.

I have collected a selection of photos from the internet and put them together in a set.

More Photos

Waves, Wind & Rain

Today Madeira has been on Orange alert for heavy rain, strong winds and waves of 3.5 - 4.5 metres, This bad weather is starting to clear now and the sun is coming out again. Some great photos from Facebook which I'm sharing with you below.

Photo by Carla Oliveira

Photo by Carla Oliveira

Photo by Nelio Sousa

  

Photo by Peter Askew