A FEROCIOUS STORM by sangwann

A FEROCIOUS STORM

A storm like we have never seen before hit Malta during the last weekend causing a lot of damage.

Yesterday morning through the local media people were being warned to stay inside and to leave their house only in emergency cases. I was, however, determined not to be cheated by the rough weather and discarded the warning despite Christine’s plea not to go out. The weather was like nothing I have seen before in my life. Lashed by the ferocious wind and rain,one couldn’t even force open the car’s door without a lot of effort. So I got my car to Balluta square, got out of the car in the rain and ran for shelter under an umbrella that was left open (and was still in place at the time) by one of the coffee shops to try to take some shots. It was not possible to approach the promenade where I was.

The haze created by the sea spray was so thick that a really good picture was impossible to take. The two shots in this collage are intended to show the force of the storm. I took them in colour but there was no colour to show. The building which is being drowned by the waves is the St Julian's Waterpolo Club.
Thank you so much for looking and for the comments on yesterday’s picture.
Crazy, crazy, but incredible images.
February 25th, 2019  
looks terrifying. Well captured.
February 25th, 2019  
Absolutely frightening! Very good captures. Stay safe!!
February 25th, 2019  
Wow! A bit of a shock for a place that is, I suspect, used to warm & tranquil! Great captures of this frightening storm. Stay safe & dry!
February 25th, 2019  
Wow, that is not what you expect to see in Malta.
February 25th, 2019  
My oh my, this is what followed the hail? Big waves indeed!
February 25th, 2019  
Absolutely frightening - great captures - but do stay safe Dione !
February 25th, 2019  
Wow, that is a wild storm!
February 25th, 2019  
Wow wild weather, you are do brave going out in this. The things we do for 365. Well done, glad you got home safely
February 25th, 2019  
it looks incredibly stormy there
February 25th, 2019  
That is indeed an epic storm, both brave and foolhardy venturing out in such conditions, stay safe.
February 25th, 2019  
wow - we are experiencing a wind storwm as well in Toronto - crazy weather
February 25th, 2019  
You were quite brave. Great capture
February 25th, 2019  
Goodness that looks bad, and you went out in it? Great shots.
February 25th, 2019  
Dramatic capture. Please stay safe.
February 25th, 2019  
Oh my goodness! Drama!
February 25th, 2019  
Wow, it sure does look ferocious.
February 25th, 2019  
Oh no that storm is wild...................stay safe!
February 25th, 2019  
That is such a wild storm, you did well to catch the photos you did and I’m glad you got back in one piece!
February 25th, 2019  
That is one wild storm. Think I'd have stayed indoors
February 25th, 2019  
Oh my be careful, it looks spectaculair butglad you are safe
February 25th, 2019  
That’s quite a storm! I hope you’re all safe and there hasn’t been too much damage.
February 25th, 2019  
Know all abouth what a storm and water can do. We alway`s remmember the big flood of 1953 in our country. I was 13 then. .
Great captures. Glad no one is hurt. Peaches will grow again.
February 25th, 2019  
Oh wow hope it has eased now
February 26th, 2019  
Wow- was it a hurricane? Those waves are incredible. We have had major winds for the last 48 hours. Stay safe!
February 26th, 2019  
This looks scary! Crazy waves and wind...such force!
February 26th, 2019  
Good heavens - that's crazy!!
February 28th, 2019  
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