The hail storm in Madrid cuts traffic in three tunnels and four Metro lines

• Meteorologist More than half Spain on alert for strong storms and heavy rain

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) widen the yellow notice due to strong storms throughout the Community of Madrid until 3:00 p.m. today, when there will also be a significant drop in temperatures. The skies will be cloudy and starting at noon, you will be able to register showers and storms that may be locally strong and accompanied by hail.

Madrid activated the yellow warning yesterday for rains and storms with hail and the sky did not disappoint. A strong storm accompanied by hail fell in different municipalities of the region, including Madrid, where the accumulation of water has caused the interruption of circulation in three tunnels and four Metro lines.

The tunnels of Alfonso XII, Santa Mara de la Cabeza and the Dominican Republic were cut off to traffic in both directions, which has generated retentions in the last two cases, as reported by the Madrid Mobility Management Center.

Madrid City Council firefighters have carried out numerous interventions in various areas of the city, a spokeswoman for Emergencias Madrid told Efe.

In addition, circulation has been interrupted in the line 4 from the Madrid subway, between Lista and Goya stations and between Arturo Soria and Alfonso XIII; on the line 5, between La Latina and Urgel; on the line 6, between Principe Po and Alto Extremadura, and in the line 7, between Pueblo Nuevo and Cartagena. Service on line 5 was restored in less than thirty minutes.

Emergencies recommends in the event that the storm caught us in the street, you have to seek refuge in the nearest buildings, in buildings with lightning rods, never under trees. We must watch out that branches, posters or walls can fall on us, reports Europa Press.

In the addresses It is recommended to keep drains, grates and water drainage systems clean and to be careful with leaks and leaks from the roofs before the waterspouts. If necessary, contact 112.

In the roads the maximum possible precaution is advised in the event of a storm, avoiding roads, not crossing fords if you are not sure of the depth of the same and, if the storm is very intense, leaving the car in a safe area with the hazard lights on and head to a nearby building until the rain stops.

Not only in Madrid, if not More than half of the country is on a weather alert this Thursdaydue to the risk of strong storms accompanied by wind and hail and the forecast of intense rains that can get to accumulate up to 30 liters per square meter and put in orange notice to 4 autonomous regions and in yellow to another 10.

These are the images left by the hail storm in Madrid.