The cold fall suffered by the Valencian Community is the worst of this 21st century, comparable to those experienced in 1987 and 1982, that of the “Pantanada de Tous”, according to the first assessment proposed by the State Meteorological Agency in its X’s profile.
In their message thread, agency officials warned that “it will be time to make a more in-depth assessment”, but they assumed the need to “make an initial subjective assessment from a climatic point of view of this situation “. catastrophic episode of torrential rain which affected the province of Valencia.
After recalling that “there are no two identical meteorological situations”, they emphasized that “the first subjective qualification is that this cold drop is the most harmful of the century in the Valencian Community, with a greater impact and records at dana September 2019. “.
The first subjective assessment is that this drop of cold is the most harmful of the century in the Valencian Community, with an impact and records greater than the damage of September 2019.
— AEMET_C. Valencian (@AEMET_CValencia) October 30, 2024
“With its differentiated characteristics, climatic and due to adversity and the impacts of the episode, This would be on par with the two major storms of the 1980sof October 1982 and November 1987,” they added.
From Aemet’s account, it was recalled that “the cold drop of 1982, that of the Pantanada de Tous, poured with torrential intensity further south than that of 2024, affecting the area of Muela de Cortes and the right bank of the Júcar”.
“The cold fall of November 1987 also affected the southern half of the province of Valencia, in particular Safor and Vall d’Albaida and, the next day, Ribera and also Vega Baja”, they recall.
“It is a historic storm, comparable to the great Mediterranean storms. and among the three most intense of the last century in the Valencian Community”, concludes Aemet.
