Hail and rain bring chaos

Not announced the storm caused less surprise. Heavy rains during the afternoon yesterday, visited almost all parts of the region left about 50 liters per square meter in some areas and brought chaos. For nearly three hours emergency services in the region were overwhelmed by hundreds of calls alerting on streets turned into rivers of water, homes flooded by rainfall and roads that became almost impassable . This core storm crossed the region from north to south , as explained yesterday to 'The Truth 'Fernando Belda , delegate of the State Meteorological Agency in the Region, and will leave behind , these days, a little less hot environment .
Jumilla was one of the first municipalities in which they felt this storm and , where appropriate, was accompanied by a hail grew to the size of a quail egg . In half an hour , rainfall almost 30 liters per square meter. The storm broke about six in the afternoon, the sky being very dark, with electrical and blizzard. The rain caused some flooding in low garages and , especially , blew manhole covers in areas such as the Avenue of Yecla, Catholic Monarchs and the Avenida de la Libertad. Farmers are lamenting yesterday that hail damage has been caused to crops , especially fruit trees and vineyards, several areas of the term, as was the case of the Top End area .
In Jumilla and Archena
The hail also visited yesterday Archena. A tremendous hailstorm dumped about ten past seven pm in the town , causing flooding of low tree falls in the place of the trees , a wall in Torre Junco and a number of manhole covers lifted. The storm was felt for about fifteen minutes and came to collect 35 liters .
The Mula River area the storm also did his . Up to 20 liters per square meter was recorded in just one hour. Similar was the rain on the reservoir area of Argos and Cieza , both with 18 liters per square meter. In White , it reached 24 liters and Calasparra reached 37 liters.
As the afternoon , the storm center was shifting by the Region and also downloaded the 19 hours on the capital. Up to 50 liters per square meter record was reached in Murcia and surrounding areas. Still, it was not the record. Eyes was the town that more liters per square meter built up yesterday: 52, specifically .
Late in the afternoon, the Emergency Coordination Center accounted almost 200 notices. The incidents were focused primarily in draining water and attempts to fire caused by lightning in Fortuna , Yecla and Jumilla. Especially striking was also the overflow of the Rambla de Espinardo who died from multiple containers. Many neighbors phoned yesterday to alert the Writing establishments near this road were "completely flooded. It's awful . " Last night , residents reported the evacuation of a building in Zarandona (Murcia ) by the risk that the crane collapsed in a contiguous block under construction.
Roads also suffered from the rain. The fall of a telephone cord movement difficult at kilometer 147 of the A- 30 in regard to Albacete , the altitude of La Alberca. Traffic jams became the keynote. Also on the road from Murcia to Molina had trouble circular.
It is expected that the situation returns to normal today , although they have not scattered light rains . The storm left the region late in the evening.