Strong Winds Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Madeira Island News Blog

Wind causing problems at the Airport

Tobi Hughes2nd October 2017

The wind seems to be causing a lot of problems at the airport again. October is know to be one of the windiest months, and it already seems as though its going...

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Strong winds

Tobi Hughes7th September 2017

Madeira is under yellow warning today for strong winds along the south coast, gusts could exceed 80kmh. The warning will run till 9pm. The strong winds are alr...

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Madeira on yellow alert for strong winds and high temperatures.

Tobi Hughes9th August 2017

A straight translation from the DN. Madeira and the entire western coastal strip are now under 'yellow warning' due to strong wind forecasts of around 80 kil...

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Four Flights Trying to Land

Tobi Hughes7th August 2017

There are 4 flights trying to land at the moment at the airport, if things don't improve its going to be a very problematic evening as there are many more fligh...

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Problems continue at airport

Tobi Hughes7th August 2017

I am at the airport this very moment, easyjet Lisbon is in a holding pattern but I think will return to Lisbon. The sea is much calmer today but that was expec...

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Airport update

Tobi Hughes6th August 2017

The airport has been out of reach for all planes trying to land today, not a single flight has managed to land and all have diverted or cancelled. I can't see ...

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Another day of trouble for the airport

Tobi Hughes6th August 2017

A total of 12 flights were cancelled yesterday at the airport, the late afternoon evening seemed to be a bit better with most flights landing. Having just had ...

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Weather Update

Tobi Hughes3rd August 2017

Strong winds are forecast from the 5th - 8th August, so this is very likely to affect air travel on these days. Airports Madeira has already put the warning on...

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Airport problems continue

Tobi Hughes25th July 2017

Problems continue at the airport this morning with five flights trying to land. Yesterday a total of 56 flights were affected, and the last flight to land at t...

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Fire in Camacha

Tobi Hughes24th July 2017

The Firefighters from Funchal, Madeiran Volunteers and the Municipal Firemen of Santa Cruz are at the moment on the way to Caminho das Carreira in Camacha, to f...

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Wind and rough seas

Tobi Hughes18th May 2017

The Portuguese Met Office have issued a warning for wind and strong seas till 6 am tomorrow, for the entire archipelago of Madeira. From the weather forecast...

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Wind causes flight problems

Tobi Hughes17th May 2017

Strong winds at the airport this afternoon, caused at least 3 flights to divert to Porto Santo. I cant find anything in the news about the problems, and all fl...

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Strong Winds will close Madeira Airport

Tobi Hughes6th April 2017

A translation from the Diario. The Association of Portuguese Airline Pilots (APPLA) today defended the closure of the runways at Madeira International Airport ...

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Winds getting stronger

Tobi Hughes2nd December 2016

Over the next few hours the winds will strengthen along the south coast of Madeira. The worst time will be between 11pm and 2am with the strongest gusts. The ...

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Orange Alert Issued

Tobi Hughes1st December 2016

A yellow warning for the Island of Madeira has now just been raised to orange (as predicted) due to the worsening of weather, which is expected to hit the islan...

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