Heavy and continuous rain Associated with Storm Claudia The peninsula will be punished again on Saturday with the arrival of a new front, reinforced by an atmospheric river, that will leave up to 80 liters in 12 hours in the areas of the central system, the Pyrenees, the southwest of the peninsula and Castilla-La Mancha, before the storm begins to weaken on Sunday.
Throughout Saturday, rain will fall in most parts of the country with greater force In the south of Castile and León and in the north of ExtremaduraAreas that have already experienced heavy rainfall, and for this reason, the Meteorological Agency (Aemet) is asking for “caution due to river flooding”.
For now, it’s Saturday The alert remains active in seven communities Due to heavy rains and storms, with an increased occurrence in Andalusia, Extremadura and in both Castile, where there is an orange level (high risk) due to accumulations of up to 80 liters in 12 hours, even in some areas it will be possible to collect between 150 and 200 liters per square meter in 24 hours.
In the face of this situation, the military junta of Castilla and Leon maintains… Emergency 2 of the INUNCyL plan In the province of Avila due to the risk of flooding, due to the forecast of new heavy rains this Saturday afternoon.
Regional delegate Jose Francisco Hernandez confirmed after the CECOPI meeting that there has been a state of “tense calm” since the expected rains. It can raise river flows again, Especially Tormes and Albers, the most affected in the early hours of Thursday to Friday.
The state of emergency will remain in place until at least Sunday Storm Claudia is expected to move away permanently. In Extremadura, one of the communities most affected by torrential rains, the 112 Emergency and Emergency Center has received a total of 4,274 calls since Thursday and managed 870 incidents, of which 89 are directly linked to the adverse weather events caused by Claudia.
The Extremadura government also reported that the emergency phase of INUNCAEX plan, in operational mode 1, For areas north of Cáceres, there is an orange alert for rain and wind.
For its part, the Andalusian Emergency Service 112 It managed 627 incidents in the area Since the beginning of the storm, most of it has been concentrated in the provinces of Seville, Huelva and Cádiz, and in the last few hours there have been no noticeable cases.
These accidents are mainly due to flooding of public roads, buildings, basements and ground floors, in addition to a defect in the secondary road network due to pools of water.Sunday, weaker but persistent rain
Claudia will lose her intensity this Sunday
For this Sunday, Storm Claudia, which remains stationary to the northwest of the peninsula, will lose intensity, although The sky will be cloudy or overcast in most parts of the country. Rainfall is expected over wide areas, and is generally less abundant.
Although rainfall will still be possible in: the Pyrenees (initially persistent), eastern Catalonia (locally heavy), and the Straits and Alborán, where It may be strong, persistent and stormy During the first half of the day and sometimes in western Galicia and the Balearic Islands. On the contrary, rains will be intolerable and weak in the eastern Cantabrian Sea, the Mediterranean coast and the northeastern third.
Monday the last effects
On Monday, with Claudia remaining northwest but increasingly weak, Cloud cover will remain over most parts of the peninsula And the Balearic Islands, with a gradual tendency to open green spaces in the east and on the islands. Rainfall will continue, although it will be less intense and more scattered than in previous days.
They will continue more clearly in the Pyrenees and Catalonia, and in the morning in the Straits and Alborán, Without excluding new episodes in Galicia or the Balearic Islands.
It is expected during this day “Anti-cyclonic and stable” weather. In most parts of the peninsula, slightly cloudy or clear skies will prevail in the southern half and in the northeast, while in the rest of the territory there will be heavy clouds, which will tend to dissipate as the day progresses.
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