A new storm of great impact, named Benjamin by the meteorological services of France, will affect a large part of Spain in the next few hours with very strong winds and “an important” maritime storm in the north of the country, with waves that could exceed 7 meters, as reported this Wednesday by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
Benjamín is already the second storm of the season after Alice, which recently caused havoc in different areas of the country. The AEMET has launched a special notice to the population to stay informed of the activation of alerts in several autonomous communitiessince a progressive worsening of the weather is expected throughout the day.
The weather forecast indicates that The situation will worsen in the coming hours and that, for tomorrow, Thursday, persistent and locally strong rainfall is expected in Galicia, especially in the interior of Pontevedra, where Up to 20 liters per square meter could accumulate in one hour and 60 liters in twelve hours.
Besides, The wind will blow with very strong gusts in most of the northern half and eastern third of the peninsula as well as in the Balearic Islands, where there are already activated warnings. Also expected is a considerable drop in minimum temperatures in the interior of the northern peninsula and the maximums, locally in the Cantabrian Sea.
Galicia will activate the orange alert from this afternoon (significant risk) due to maritime storms with expected waves of up to 5 meters. The four Galician provinces are also at yellow level and at risk for certain activities due to rain and wind.
Four other communities such as Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, and La Rioja are also on alert by gusts of between 70 and 90 kilometers per hour.