The National Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated the “orange” alert level (significant risk) for this Wednesday in Catalonia, taking into account the strong wind that will be recorded, with gusts reaching 90 kilometers per hour in several regions. Barcelona and Tarragona.
The wind has been blowing with intensity since early Wednesday in several coastal and pre-coastal regions of Barcelona and Tarragona, as well as in the Terres de l’Ebre regions. Gusts of 106 km/h were recorded at the Puig Sesolles station, in Vallès Oriental.
In the city of Barcelona, the City Hall activated it at 8:00 a.m. the municipal action plan due to strong winds and closed the city’s parks and gardens, where some trees fell on the Plaza Universitat.
In areas with strong winds, it is recommended to remove objects that may fall from balconies and ride with concern, especially if you are riding a motorcycle or bicycle.
The “orange” warning in the community of Catalonia focuses on the pre-coastal areas of the south of the province of Tarragona and the AEMET forecast indicates that the strong gusts of wind will last all day.
In addition to Catalonia, the communities of Aragon, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community are on “yellow” alert (risk) due to the strong wind due to the forecast that the gusts will reach speeds of 70 kilometers per hour in many points. .
In addition to the strong wind, “yellow” level (risk) alerts have been activated due to rain in the communities of Navarre and the Basque Country, where precipitation will reach 40 liters per square meter in twelve hours.
The heaviest precipitation alerts are concentrated on the Cantabrian side of the community of Navarre and on the coast of Gipuzkoa.
The alert map planned for today is supplemented by “yellow” level alerts for coastal phenomena in the Basque Country, Asturias, Cantabria, Andalusia, the Balearic Islands and Catalonia, taking into account the wind forecasts and strong waves.
