The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has issued a special warning that very heavy to torrential rains and showers will be recorded. from Tuesday night until at least Friday on the Mediterranean coast and western Andalusia. Thus, it has been activated the red alert in the province of Malaga for torrential rains, also in Tarragona.
From ten o’clock in the morning this Wednesday, the Axarquia and Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce regions of Malaga and the southern coast of Tarragona could be severely affected by the cold drop. In this area of Tarragona an accumulated precipitation in 12 hours is expected of 180 mmand in the alert areas of Malaga it will be 120 mm.
The warning swill be orange from 3:00 a.m. this Wednesday morning in these two coastal regions and in Antequera, further inland in the province of Malaga, as well as on the coast of Granada and in the region of Genil. From six o’clock in the morning there is yellow warning in the Malaga region of Ronda, in the Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarras in Granada, in the Subbetica of Cordoba and in the Sierra Sur de Sevilla. In Tarragonafor its part, red will be maintained until 10:00 a.m. this Wednesday.
In addition, this Wednesday accumulated rainfall of up to 150 liters per square meter (l/m2) in 24 hours is expected in the Pitiusas and Mallorca. Aemet has launched a special warning of adverse phenomena that it is anticipated that a DANA (Isolated Depression at High Levels) will move this Tuesday from France towards the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands and will remain in the vicinity of Spain until at least Friday 15. increase of instability will be accompanied by the entry of a humid Mediterranean flow from the east, so it is very likely to produce very heavy and persistent rainfall. These will be locally torrential and will be accompanied by storms and stormy weather in the Balearic Islands and the Mediterranean slope; and, from Thursday, also in western Andalusia.
In this context, Aemet has advanced that precipitations will probably also affect other zones the center and southwest peninsular and Cantabrian area, although with less intensity, and has specified that they will be snow in the mountain systems. Even so, it has pointed out that there is uncertainty with respect to the distribution and amount of precipitation due to the uncertainty of the position of the low.
Between Barcelona and Almeria
By days, he has detailed that precipitations will intensify this Tuesday in the Mediterranean areawhere there will be more likely to fall in the south of the Balearic archipelago and will be especially intense in Pitiusas and Mallorca. In turn, they will also be accentuated in other parts of the Mediterranean coast, between Barcelona and Almería. There, they will be more likely in the north coast of Castellón, south coast of Tarragona and areas near the coast of Murcia, as well as in the south coast of Valencia and north of Alicante in the last hours of the day. In these areas very strong intensities could be reached.
In addition, the notice details that it is likely to be recorded precipitation in the Cantabrian and northern Pyrenees and will be snow in mountain areas. In fact, the height will drop to about 1,000 meters (m).The Aemet has also predicted very strong gusts of wind at high altitudes in the mountain systems of the northern half of the country, with a “cierzo” wind in the Ebro valley and a “tramontana” wind in the Empordà, which will give rise to a coastal storm.
The state agency has indicated that it expects very heavy rainfall for Wednesdaywith the probability of locally torrential and persistent. The affected areas will be in the Mediterranean area, and will be mainly Malaga, north of Alicante, south of Valencia, north of Castellon and south of Tarragona. From the afternoon, it will also impact the north coast of Valencia. In these areas, accumulations of around 150 l/m2 in 24 hours are likely. Meanwhile, in the rest of the Mediterranean area more moderate amounts are expected, around 80 l/m2 in 24 hours.
On the other hand, the agency has not ruled out the occurrence of significant accumulations on the southern slope of the Central System. Initially, precipitation will be in the form of snow in the mountain systems, although the heights would gradually rise and snowfall would be restricted to high areas. In turn, he explained that the very strong gusts of wind will continue in the Mediterranean and Galician coast, as well as at high altitudes in mountain areas of the northwest quadrant, the Central System and eastern Andalusia. In general, temperatures will tend to recover during the second half of the day.
On Thursday the rains will continue
Despite the uncertainty for the ThursdayAemet has remarked that the most probable scenario places the DANA to the southwest of the Peninsula, which will would extend the instability towards western Andalusia.. For this day the heaviest precipitation is expected again in the Valencia coast and in Malagawith amounts around 100-150 l/m2 and also on the coasts of western Andalusia and around the Strait of Gibraltar, with accumulations of around 80-100 l/m2. Likewise, rainfall is also expected in other areas of the Mediterranean area and the center and southwest quadrant of the peninsula, but of lesser intensity.
Regarding the thermal values, these will experience a progressive recovery.with a moderate and generalized rise, which will become locally noticeable on Thursday.
Although Aemet has remarked that there is still uncertainty in this regard, the state agency has predicted that precipitation will continue on Friday in parts of the Mediterranean areabut less intense and more scattered. During this day, the area with the highest probability of precipitation will be the southwestern quadrant, mainly to the coasts of western Andalusia where showers may be very strong.
From SaturdayAemet has indicated that the most probable scenario shows a move away from the DANA towards the Atlanticwith the consequent decrease in the probability and intensity of precipitation, which would bring this episode to an end.