red notice for 200 l/m2 in Tarragona and Malaga with risk of flooding in Valencia

The two new DANA “zero points” currently affecting Spain were located Tuesday afternoon in Malaga and Tarragonathat the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) maintains in red alert (extreme risk) due to torrential rain. Precipitation could exceed 180 liters per square meter in less than 12 hours and even 200 liters, according to weather portals.

In addition, emergency services do not let down their guard in the Valencian Community, under orange notice due to accumulations of more than 150 liters per square meter. They can occur”overflows and flooding“, warns Rubén Del Campo, spokesperson for Aemet, given that in the Valencian Community, precipitation exceeding 150 liters will be collected in 24 hours and will be recorded again in the areas most affected by flooding from the DANA past.

At other points of Catalonia and in the provinces of Alicante, Málaga and Granada Orange level warnings persist, implying “significant danger”. Del Campo urges “to take extreme precautions and not approach river beds, even if they are dry or flooded areas”, due to the danger of flash flood persistent.

The meteorological service Weatherized warns that from noon and afternoon The most intense showers will occur in the Malaga and Tarragona regions. Rain will also intensify in the city of Valencia and surrounding areas according to some high-resolution models.

The weather portal emphasized that this forecast will depend on several factors. If this is respected, the cumulative figures show quantities which could exceed 200 l/m2 in a few hours. Warns of the possible formation of “a storm system with rain torrential in anticipation of the following night and early morning in the Gulf of Valencia”, they say. “The exact location cannot yet be announced, but it could be around the city of Valencia, a few kilometers further north or south.”

From Thursday, rains are expected to return to between 105 and 120 liters per square meter in 12 hours on the south and north coasts of Valenciaas well as in the Malaga regions of Sol and Guadalhorce. In Cádiz and Huelvathe yellow alert will persist for precipitation of 20 liters in an hour or 60 liters in 12 hours, while in the Seville countryside the forecast indicates 30 liters in an hour, with greater intensity in the southwest quadrant of the province.

Throughout the day, it will also rain heavily around the central system, including north of Cáceres and south of Ávila. The snow level which will begin to increase with a notable increase in temperature across Spain. On Friday, intense showers will still persist in the Mediterranean area, but of lesser intensity.

Precipitation will be more abundant in Extremadura, Strait area, surroundings of the central system and Western Andalusiaalthough in the provinces of Huelva, Cádiz and Seville and in the Strait, the rains could still be locally heavy. In the rest of the country, the weather will be more stable with rising temperatures, which will favor an already temperate environment for the season.

For example, it will exceed 20 degrees in the Cantabrian Sea and approach 25 degrees in the Guadalquivir Valley. In the interior areas of the peninsula, Madrid and Toledo will record 17 and 20 degrees respectively, and the coldest day is expected in Teruel and Soria with only 14-15 degrees.

During On weekends, the situation will tend to be “more stable and calmer”.with light rain possible in general on the west of the peninsula and much calmer weather on the Mediterranean slope, where there will be no rain. As for temperatures, they are expected to be even higher, with a hot atmosphere for the season that will leave values ​​above 25 degrees in the Guadalquivir Valley.