The arrival of a new DANA to Spain will bring with it a episode of “very heavy and even torrential” rains that will affect from this Tuesday to Andalusia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Communitywhere they are expected accumulations of up to 100-120 liters per square meter in just twelve hours.
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has predicted this Tuesday that, as the hours go by, lThe situation will become more complicated in the Mediterranean and orange warnings of “significant danger” have been issued in part of the Balearic Islands and in areas of the provinces of Valencia and Alicante.. Meteorology warns that the rains could affect areas highly saturated by the previous DANA. Given the possibility of overflows, recommends avoiding approaching ravines and ravineseven if they are dry, as flow rates can increase sharply.
orange notices
On Wednesday, very heavy, locally torrential and even persistent rains are expected in the Mediterranean area, particularly affecting areas like Malaga, where rainfall could exceed 180 liters per square meter in a single day. It is also expected that in the southern coast of Valencia and in the north of Alicante rainfall reaches 100 liters per square meter.
Given this situation, the AEMET has activated alerts in eight autonomous communities, including Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and the Valencian Community, which will be on orange alerta, with expected rainfall of up to 40 liters per hour and accumulations of between 100 and 120 liters in twelve hours in some areas.
Due to the brough thermal drop, it will snow especially in mountainous areass, although the snow level will progressively rise, being restricted to high levels. The winds will blow strongly in the north, the Mediterranean and Galician coasts, especially in mountainous areas.
How long will it rain
As of Thursday, uncertainty about the evolution of DANA increases, although Heavy rains are expected to persist in western Andalusia, the Mediterranean coast between the Ebro delta and Cape Nao, the center of the peninsula and the Central system. In these regions, rainfall could accumulate between 60 and 80 liters per square meter, locally exceeding 120 liters.
It is likely that from Saturdayrainfall will begin to lose intensity in the Mediterranean, moving towards the Atlantic slope and the Empordà . However, uncertainty about the evolution of the episode remains very high, points out the AEMET.