IN PICS: Schools close, roads flood and trees felled as Spain battered by Storm Elsa
Spain was lashed by winds up to 130km at hour, torrential rain and massive waves as Storm Elsa wreaked havoc across the country.
In Galicia schools were closed while in Huelva in the south, towns were flooded and in Valencia roads were blocked by fallen trees.
Much of Spain was issued with orange weather alerts indicating significant risk by the state meteorological agency Aemet.
#Avisos activos para hoy, mañana y pasado. Consulta detalles y actualizaciones en https://t.co/HMTWVbxQbA pic.twitter.com/aabCC1x6iG
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) December 19, 2019
Galicia in the northwest of Spain bore the brunt of the storm as it rolled in off the Atlantic. Rivers burst their banks, schools closed and more than 1,000 incidents were reported to emergency services as a result of the storm.
La #BorrascaElsa en Galicia: más de 1.000 incidencias en 24 horas. Inundaciones, evacuaciones de colegios y crecidas de ríos. Aquí todo el resumen https://t.co/UJhXj9KmVi pic.twitter.com/4MhBDJflFZ
— Faro de Vigo (@Farodevigo) December 19, 2019
The south west was also badly affected with footage showing floods in Huelva.
Graves inundaciones en Nerva #BorrascaElsa ➕ℹ️ https://t.co/SWgc7mKXMX pic.twitter.com/OuZ7fm3cFx
— CanalSur Huelva (@canalsurhuelva) December 19, 2019
In cities across Spain on Thursday, including Madrid and Seville, authorities took the step of closing the public parks as there was a risk of falling trees and branches in the high winds.
?Este jueves, por previsión de fuertes rachas de viento, a partir de las 13:00 horas se procederá al desalojo y cierre de los Jardines de El Retiro y otros 8 parques de la ciudad. pic.twitter.com/tA1cE4UGEM
— Ayuntamiento Madrid (@MADRID) December 19, 2019
Elsa is the second of three storms destined for the Iberian Peninsula this week.
Early in the week, Storm Daniel hit and when Elsa passes it will be the turn of Storm Fabien.
Waves off the Atlantic coast and Cantabriam coast were predicted to reach up to 9 metres in height on Sunday, warned Aemet.
Temperatures were higher than normal for Christmas, AEMET said.
#PredicciónAEMET. Variación y valores previstos de t.?️mín. y máx. Con altibajos, siguen dominando?️superiores a las normales#CálidaNavidad
Detalles y actualizaciones?https://t.co/0T9nJSnMnD pic.twitter.com/FjeURnOero
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) December 19, 2019
Footage showed a rather tricky landing at Bilbao's airport:
?✈️La #BorrascaElsa també afecta els aeroports del nord.
?Aeroport de Loiu, Bilbao. pic.twitter.com/F7KoiTfssL
— À Punt Oratge (@apuntoratge) December 19, 2019
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In Galicia schools were closed while in Huelva in the south, towns were flooded and in Valencia roads were blocked by fallen trees.
Much of Spain was issued with orange weather alerts indicating significant risk by the state meteorological agency Aemet.
#Avisos activos para hoy, mañana y pasado. Consulta detalles y actualizaciones en https://t.co/HMTWVbxQbA pic.twitter.com/aabCC1x6iG
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) December 19, 2019
Galicia in the northwest of Spain bore the brunt of the storm as it rolled in off the Atlantic. Rivers burst their banks, schools closed and more than 1,000 incidents were reported to emergency services as a result of the storm.
La #BorrascaElsa en Galicia: más de 1.000 incidencias en 24 horas. Inundaciones, evacuaciones de colegios y crecidas de ríos. Aquí todo el resumen https://t.co/UJhXj9KmVi pic.twitter.com/4MhBDJflFZ
— Faro de Vigo (@Farodevigo) December 19, 2019
The south west was also badly affected with footage showing floods in Huelva.
Graves inundaciones en Nerva #BorrascaElsa ➕ℹ️ https://t.co/SWgc7mKXMX pic.twitter.com/OuZ7fm3cFx
— CanalSur Huelva (@canalsurhuelva) December 19, 2019
In cities across Spain on Thursday, including Madrid and Seville, authorities took the step of closing the public parks as there was a risk of falling trees and branches in the high winds.
?Este jueves, por previsión de fuertes rachas de viento, a partir de las 13:00 horas se procederá al desalojo y cierre de los Jardines de El Retiro y otros 8 parques de la ciudad. pic.twitter.com/tA1cE4UGEM
— Ayuntamiento Madrid (@MADRID) December 19, 2019
Elsa is the second of three storms destined for the Iberian Peninsula this week.
Early in the week, Storm Daniel hit and when Elsa passes it will be the turn of Storm Fabien.
Waves off the Atlantic coast and Cantabriam coast were predicted to reach up to 9 metres in height on Sunday, warned Aemet.
Temperatures were higher than normal for Christmas, AEMET said.
#PredicciónAEMET. Variación y valores previstos de t.?️mín. y máx. Con altibajos, siguen dominando?️superiores a las normales#CálidaNavidad
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) December 19, 2019
Detalles y actualizaciones?https://t.co/0T9nJSnMnD pic.twitter.com/FjeURnOero
Footage showed a rather tricky landing at Bilbao's airport:
?✈️La #BorrascaElsa també afecta els aeroports del nord.
— À Punt Oratge (@apuntoratge) December 19, 2019
?Aeroport de Loiu, Bilbao. pic.twitter.com/F7KoiTfssL
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