Storm Claudia In the early hours of Thursday, it caused 120 accidents reported to the islands’ emergency services, affecting municipalities in Tenerife and Gran Canaria, and dropping rain of about 80 liters per square meter in different parts of Gran Canaria. According to forecasts by the Spanish Meteorological Agency (Aemet). Claudia Its impact on the archipelago continues throughout the day, and its extension reaches half of the western peninsula. It will leave cloudy skies, strong winds and rainfall, which will be particularly strong in Galicia, west of the central system and the Cantabrian mountain range, in western Andalusia and in Extremadura. Fifteen autonomous regions are subject to orange and yellow notices. The orange variant is already active in the Canary Islands, Asturias and Cantabria, and will also be activated this afternoon in Andalusia, Castilla y León and Extremadura. As for the rest of the peninsula, the sky is expected to be cloudy, but without rain.
In the Canary Islands, according to 112, strong winds and rain were recorded between 10 p.m. On Wednesday and at 6:00 a.m. today, it caused accidents in San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Icod de los Vinos and Arona, in Tenerife, and in Mogan, San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Aguemés, in Gran Canaria.
Emergency services were called for to act in situations related to landslides on roads, sewage overflows, and water drainage in homes, in addition to other accidents on power lines. In addition, five roads in Gran Canaria were closed due to landslides.
The front associated with the storm is now located over Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, where, as a precaution, Puerto del Estado has decided to close the ports of Arrecife (until 14:00) and Puerto del Rosario (until 18:00).
On these islands, only one injury has been reported at the moment due to one of the registered incidents: a woman who was hit by a metal sheet that was blown off by the wind on Leon and Castelo streets in Arrecife, according to the Emergency Union of the island of Lanzarote. At around 6 a.m., the storm released more than 200 lightning bolts off the west coast of the island, into the sea.
During the night, rain moved to Gran Canaria, especially to the central-southern and higher elevations.
During Wednesday, Claudia More than 100 liters of water per square meter were discharged at various points of La Palma, such as Roque de los Muchachos and El Paso, according to records published by the state meteorological agency. Outside of La Palma, heavy rainfall occurred in Tenerife, specifically in Cañadas del Teide.
The storm is also accompanied by strong winds whose speed exceeded 100 kilometers per hour on Wednesday in La Gomera and Tenerife. Wind gusts in El Hierro also approached these speeds, specifically in Sabinoza in the north of the island.
The Amit recommended caution and attention to the height of the valleys, some flash floods, and the falling of branches and objects in high places.
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