Storm Leonardo sparked early morning chaos in parts of Andalucia on Monday after bringing winds of over 70km/hr.
The strong gusts caused a large number of trees to be uprooted in Sevilla, forcing authorities to close off around a dozen main roads.
On the Centenario Bridge, a lorry was filmed completely turned on its side, after having been blown over by the strong winds.
The SE-020 highway has also been closed in both directions near Miraflores, one of the main ring roads around Sevilla.
Meanwhile, the major AP-4 motorway is partially closed near the Sevilla towns of Los Palacios y Villafranca and Las Cabezas de San Juan, in both directions, due to landslides on the road caused by heavy rainfall.
According to the website of the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), the closure towards Sevilla city extends from kilometre 17 (Los Palacios y Villafranca) to kilometre 23 (Dos Hermanas).
On the Cadiz-bound side, traffic is backed up from kilometer 15 to 17, near Dos Hermanas.
It comes after a series of warnings for storms and winds were issued by state weather agency Aemet for Monday.
Among these was an advisory for waterspouts or tornados along the whole Atlantic coast of Huelva and Cadiz.
The alert is coded yellow, meaning there is a low risk to the population.
However, a tornado in Huelva under similar conditions last October killed a local man when a building collapsed, meaning residents must remain on alert.
Meanwhile, the whole of Sevilla province was placed under a yellow-level warning for storms on Monday, accompanied by ‘very strong gusts of wind’.
In Jaen, the Cazorla and Segura areas are also on a yellow warning for winds of up to 70km/hr, as is the majority of Almeria province, including its coast and inland valleys.
In Granada, a yellow alert is in place along its coastline for rough seas, with waves expected to reach up to four metres.
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