risk of sudden floods, hailstorms and storms

In the last hours there have already been some storms in the northern peninsular quadrant, as an advance of what awaits us this Monday and tomorrow Tuesday with the arrival a new Dana that will cross the west peninsula to east, leaving in its path intense showers and storms in several autonomous communities.

At the moment, the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet) has activated Yellow notices in six regions: Aragon, Castilla y León, Cataluña, Navarra, Basque Country and La Rioja. In addition, with the arrival of a colder air mass, temperatures will fall remarkably in much of the Peninsula, with decreases up to 8 to 10 degrees with respect to Sunday in northern areas.

Samuel Biener, Meteored expert, points out that The storms will be secured in several regions during the first half of the week. “They will be transferred every day from west to this, following the displacement of the Dana, and the most intense and organized will be located in the attack front of the same (the eastern edge). The convergence of winds on surface, daytime warming and orography will help the clouds grow strongly“The meteorologist explains.

For this Monday, locally very strong storms are expected, accompanied by intense wind and hail in areas of the northern half, especially in the Basque Country, Navarra, La Rioja, Aragón and Catalonia. Biener warns that, at some point, Adverse phenomena such as sudden floods could occur due to the intensity of rain, hailstorms and storms. In the southern half of the Peninsula it will be a more stable day and there will be calima in the Balearic Islands.

“On Tuesday the Dana will be on the vertical of the Northeast. It seems that it will finally cross something more north of what was expected in the previous days,” Biener explained. Although it is a small depression, any changes in trajectory, which can make the prognosis still vary in the next few hours.

If the current scenario is confirmed, The most intense storms will be concentrated especially in the Pyrenees and Catalonia area. “Of course, they can leave enough liters in a short time“, who calls for caution.