The arrival of the last DANA this has devastated part of Spain since this Tuesday and that It has already cost the lives of 64 people.caused multiple floods, strong gusts of wind and significant damage along the coastline. Valencian Community, the area most affected by the storm.
Classes were also canceled in several municipalities, roads were closed and, in addition, asking for help from the UME is being considered (Military Emergency Unit) or declare “severely affected” status in several parts of the peninsula who were most affected by the DANA.
Faced with this situation, the question arises of knowing when DANA will leave and its consequences, that is to say how long will this situation of great meteorological instability last?. Experts have indicated that this storm will last until Thursday, October 31.although they also indicated that DANA still had “a lot of activity”.
From the AEMET (State Meteorological Agency) reported that, at the moment, “There is no active alert for this Thursday”. “The peninsula is expected to remain under the influence of a depression, with clouds and heavy precipitation in the southwest quadrant, west of Castile and León, southern Galicia, the north of the Balearic Islands, Catalonia And Castellónwithout excluding less intensely the rest of the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, Galicia and Andalusia, as well as Aragon and Navarre”, they report.
30/10 12:01 #AEMET #FMA orange level due to rain for today in Andalusia and C. Valenciana. Current image at 12:01 p.m. (table updated by CLICKING ON THE IMAGE), or visit
– AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) October 30, 2024
Likewise, the AEMET has already classified this DANA as the cold drop »the worst of the century» in the Valencian Community. “This would be on par with the two major storms of the 1980s, October 1982 and November 1987.», underlined AEMET through the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Concerning the first, he mentioned the Marsh of Allin which more than 30 people died after the rupture of the dam in this Valencian city, affecting Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia. This storm was later described as “the worst cold drop in Valencia’s history.”
With its differentiated characteristics, climatically and due to adversity and the impacts of the episode, it would be on par with the two major storms of the 1980s, those of October 1982 and those of November 1987.
— AEMET_C. Valencian (@AEMET_CValencia) October 30, 2024
Evolution of DANA
Regarding the evolution of the storm, the forecast for the next few hours points towards a shift of the meteorological phenomenon towards the north. Experts point out that rains could intensify in the southwest of the peninsula “if the precipitation pattern changes.”
Likewise, experts indicate that the “the peak incidence would have ended on Thursday“, while it would move south and continue to weaken, although the rains would persist all day Friday.
