In recent days the entire Cantabrian area is experiencing one of the most popular and frequent meteorological phenomena at that time of year, it is the gale. Although surely his name may sound to you, It is likely that you do not know what this phenomenon consists of, so I am going to explain it to you in order to clarify all your doubts.
The gale occurs when two air masses collide, one of them is dry and warm and the other is humid and cold. This crash will cause the formation of winds with gusts of up to 100 kilometers per hour and a drop in temperatures of up to 10 degrees compared to the average of the time. All this is usually accompanied by quite intense rains and spectacular storms that usually cause waves in the sea of up to 9 meters.
The best thing about the gale is that it is a meteorological phenomenon that usually lasts a few minutes, giving rise to humid weather and rainfall but without any problem. As I have told you, for a few days the entire Cantabrian area has been suffering from this phenomenon and has caused winds with gusts of 90 km / h and rainfall exceeding 40 millimeters per square meter. During the year 1961, one of the most destructive gales in history took place as it ended up causing the unfortunate number of 83 deaths due to hurricane force winds and the large amount of rain that fell throughout the area.
At present, it is possible to know well in advance when the famous gale can be produced and in this way avoid possible material and personal damage. That is why despite being a really dangerous phenomenon, It can be controlled within established parameters and avoid damages such as those that occurred during 1961.