Severe Rain and Thunderstorms Forecast for Spanish Holiday Island as 'Orange Alert' Issued for Scorching 39°C Heat

TOURISTS brace for extreme weather as 60mph winds and scorching temperatures are expected to thrash a popular Brit holiday island.

An urgent orange warning has been installed for the entire island as tropical thunderstorms sweep over .

Holidaymakers and locals have been warned to take “extreme precautions” amid the impending downpours.

The official warning was put in today predicting temperatures to climb as high as 39C in the north and northeast of the .

From 8pm up 40 litres of water per square capita could fall in just one hour.

The Spanish Meteorological Agency, Aemet, warns people should remain hyper-vigilant as gusts of strong wind are likely to hit 60mph.

Yellow warnings are additionally in place for rough seas along the coastline where wind speeds could reach 50mph.

Across the archipelago another yellow weather warning has been issued for Menorca as sea levels are predicted to rapidly rise during the thunderstorm.

The heavy rains and storms are set to carry on through Friday.

In a statement Aemet said: “On Friday the 21st, very strong storms could affect the Balearic Islands during the early morning, especially Mallorca and Menorca, where there is a possibility of very strong gusts, even hurricane-force ones.”

Rough seas wrecked four boats in the municipality of Calvia sending oil spilling into the sea on Wednesday night, Majorca Daily Bulletin reports.

Rosa Ruíz, a member of a Majorcan environmental group, said: “This incident is causing a serious visual and environmental impact in the area.

“There is grave concern about the imminent risk of pollution from the oil spills in the coastal area of high ecological and tourist value.”

It comes as with torrential rains and hailstones.

Urgent warnings were issued across Spain‘s southeastern coast as a biblical downpour plagued the area prompting petrified Brits to shelter in place.

Hailstones were seen striking the Malaga Airport tarmac while bolts were filmed tearing through the night sky.

Just northeast of the Sunshine Coast, two earthquakes shook Granada last week causing huge destruction in the area.

The over the weekend with a magnitude of 5.0 with its epicentre in Alhendín.

On August 18 which left at least three people injured.

In both instances parts of buildings collapsed, rocks crushed cars and residents and holidaymakers were evacuated.

Also over the weekend, in devastating flash floods and a landslide caused by torrential rain.

The sweeping torrent hit the village of Manzanedo de Valdueza, in the Castile and Leon region on Saturday.

Two women, aged 60 and 80, were killed after trying to escape the weather by hiding in a wine cellar with four other loved ones.

An urgent search operation was launched for missing locals.