Extreme weather warnings issued in 25 provinces as storms sweep across Spain
Much of Spain is expected to be battered by stormy weather over the next 24 hours with weather warnings issued across 10 regions.
Spain’s state meteorological Agency (AEMET) activated 25 alerts warning of strong winds, torrential rain and in some places hail.
#FMA #Avisos activos hoy por ⛈⛈⛈ #tormentas. Detalles/actualizaciones: https://t.co/2Lco2yMRgJ pic.twitter.com/PpOsiHvMhw
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) May 25, 2018
Madrid was issued with a yellow warning for torrential rain and high winds, prompting City Hall to close the parks to avoid injuries from fallen trees.
Ante las fuertes rachas de viento anunciadas por AEMET para esta tarde, se activa la alerta roja: los parques de El Retiro, Quinta de los Molinos, Fuente del Berro, Jardines de Sabatini y Torre Arias se desalojan y permanecerán cerrados el resto del día. https://t.co/TDVPXlu0hV pic.twitter.com/AtF679rLRY
— Ayuntamiento Madrid (@MADRID) May 24, 2018
Madrid emergency services said they had been called out to 138 emergencies related to the weather during Thursday night, many to deal with flooded garages and basements, and fallen trees.
#Tormenta.#Madrid112 gestiona 138 expedientes por lluvia o viento, especialmente entre las 20:00 y las 22:00 en zona oeste de la @ComunidadMadrid. #BomberosCM realizan 28 intervenciones por inundaciones o caída de ramas. pic.twitter.com/GPOOJWkCHq
— 112 Comunidad Madrid (@112cmadrid) May 24, 2018
Cáceres and Badajoz in Extremadura were put on orange alert for significant risk for hailstorms.
Andalusia was also expected to suffer torrential rainfall with Cadiz, Cordoba, Huelva and Seville due 15litres of water per square km in just one hour.
All of Castilla y León, except Avila and Valladolid and the provinces of Ciudad Real and Toledo are on yellow alert for storms.
Northern Spain will also be affected with storms forecast across La Rioja, Canatbria, Asturias and Galicia.
Thunderstorms began on Thursday evening and continued throughout the night.
Festival de #rayos en una noche con muchas #tormentas: por un lado, en una franja que atravesaba el centro de la península de sur a norte; por otro , en el entorno del Sist. Ibérico y Baleares.
En el GIF, secuencia de rayos detectados cada hora por nuestra red desde medianoche? pic.twitter.com/ixJ6uQ1APn
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) May 25, 2018
The rain will continue over the weekend although the storms are expected to lessen in intensity during Saturday.
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Spain’s state meteorological Agency (AEMET) activated 25 alerts warning of strong winds, torrential rain and in some places hail.
#FMA #Avisos activos hoy por ⛈⛈⛈ #tormentas. Detalles/actualizaciones: https://t.co/2Lco2yMRgJ pic.twitter.com/PpOsiHvMhw
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) May 25, 2018
Madrid was issued with a yellow warning for torrential rain and high winds, prompting City Hall to close the parks to avoid injuries from fallen trees.
Ante las fuertes rachas de viento anunciadas por AEMET para esta tarde, se activa la alerta roja: los parques de El Retiro, Quinta de los Molinos, Fuente del Berro, Jardines de Sabatini y Torre Arias se desalojan y permanecerán cerrados el resto del día. https://t.co/TDVPXlu0hV pic.twitter.com/AtF679rLRY
— Ayuntamiento Madrid (@MADRID) May 24, 2018
Madrid emergency services said they had been called out to 138 emergencies related to the weather during Thursday night, many to deal with flooded garages and basements, and fallen trees.
#Tormenta.#Madrid112 gestiona 138 expedientes por lluvia o viento, especialmente entre las 20:00 y las 22:00 en zona oeste de la @ComunidadMadrid. #BomberosCM realizan 28 intervenciones por inundaciones o caída de ramas. pic.twitter.com/GPOOJWkCHq
— 112 Comunidad Madrid (@112cmadrid) May 24, 2018
Cáceres and Badajoz in Extremadura were put on orange alert for significant risk for hailstorms.
Andalusia was also expected to suffer torrential rainfall with Cadiz, Cordoba, Huelva and Seville due 15litres of water per square km in just one hour.
All of Castilla y León, except Avila and Valladolid and the provinces of Ciudad Real and Toledo are on yellow alert for storms.
Northern Spain will also be affected with storms forecast across La Rioja, Canatbria, Asturias and Galicia.
Thunderstorms began on Thursday evening and continued throughout the night.
Festival de #rayos en una noche con muchas #tormentas: por un lado, en una franja que atravesaba el centro de la península de sur a norte; por otro , en el entorno del Sist. Ibérico y Baleares.
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) May 25, 2018
En el GIF, secuencia de rayos detectados cada hora por nuestra red desde medianoche? pic.twitter.com/ixJ6uQ1APn
The rain will continue over the weekend although the storms are expected to lessen in intensity during Saturday.
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