Humilladero, Málaga Province, Spain – Video filmed by X user Marta Casasola captured dramatic footage of a sudden hailstorm transforming the streets of Humilladero, a small town in southern Spain, into rushing rivers around midday on March 4, 2026, amid unstable weather patterns bringing intense downpours and granizadas to Andalusia.

The clip begins on a calm village street bordered by parked cars, low buildings, and green hills beneath overcast skies. Within moments, marble-sized hailstones crash down in a dense white surge, striking rooftops and vehicles with sharp cracks before rapidly giving way to flooding.

Water pours down from the hillsides, quickly swelling into powerful streams that race along the road. Debris is swept away as the pavement becomes a slick, churning riverbed. Cars rock in the current, and sidewalks vanish beneath the rushing flow.

The handheld camera, shaking in wind and rain, captures the rapid escalation. Hail gathers in thick drifts along curbs while separate puddles merge into knee-deep floods surging past doorsteps. In seconds, the once-dry street becomes impossible to cross, the relentless pounding of ice and water overwhelming every other sound.

The footage lingers on the inundated roadway as the flood peaks and then eases slightly, reflecting the urgent caption describing streets turned into rivers in moments.

The storm was part of broader instability linked to Storm Leonardo, which triggered isolated hailstorms and flash flooding across Málaga province. Warnings were issued for heavy precipitation and possible disruptions. No major injuries were reported in this incident, and the video quickly became a viral example of the region’s volatile weather.

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