Met alerts are increasingly being activated along the Croatian coast, yet recent storms have largely bypassed Dubrovnik. Nevertheless, a striking cloud formation was observed above Greben on Sunday afternoon, drawing the attention of the public and experts alike. The photograph of this phenomenon was captured by local resident Daniel Pavlinović, who specialises in lightning hunting and award-winning photography.
The images have sparked intense debate regarding the nature of the observed meteorological phenomenon, with the term 'supercell' being most frequently cited. Experienced mariner and meteorological enthusiast Ivo Batričević directly identified a supercell cloud in Pavlinović’s photographs. In addition to the static images, Pavlinović captured the storm cell using a drone, providing additional visual evidence of the atmospheric intensity.
According to Batričević’s estimates, such cell storms have occurred in the past, but in a significantly milder form. Today, the phenomenon is becoming more frequent, a development experts link to global climate change. Although global weather changes are felt worldwide, in Croatia they are currently least pronounced, yet their effects are increasingly noticeable.
One of the visible signs of these changes is extreme tides. In recent months, several meteotsunamis have been recorded in Vela Luka and Starigrad. Batričević notes that, in his long experience, he recalls only two meteotsunamis, both in Dubrovnik and Vela Luka, both of which were the largest recorded in that period.
