The powerful Atlantic storm, former Hurricane Kirkkeeps all of Spain on alert this Wednesday, except for the Canary Islands archipelago, due to gusts of wind of 120 kilometers per hour in addition to bad seas on the coast, with waves of up to 7 meters and heavy rain, which They will accumulate 100 liters per square meter in 12 hours.
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The communities most affected by the impact of the storm are located in the northern half of the peninsula, where Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Galicia, Navarra, the Basque Country and La Rioja They are on orange notice (significant risk), according to data from the Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
In Asturias and Cantabria the wind gusts will reach between 110 and 120 kilometers per hour, in points of southwestern Asturias and Picos de Europa and in Liébana de Cantabria and Cantabria del Ebro, respectively. Aemet warns that gales (sudden and violent storms with strong gusts of wind) may occur in Cantabria.
In Navarra and La Rioja the most important meteorological phenomenon to take into account will be the strong gusts of wind, which will range between 110 and 120 km/h, while in the Basque Country winds of up to 110 km/h and gales are expected in Vizcaya and Guipuzcoa.
All the provinces of Castilla y León are also at orange level due to gusts of wind of 100 km/h and in Zamora, Salamanca, León and Ávila the level is yellow (risk) due to rains of up to 100 liters in 12 hours.
Galicia, one of the communities most affected by Kirk in Spain, is in orange due to rain with a precipitation accumulated in 12 hours of 100 liters per square meter, Winds of 100 km/h and strong waves with combined seas from the west and waves of 5 to 6 meters increasing to 6-7 meters.
In the rest of Spain, the Valencian Community, the Region of Murcia, the Community of Madrid, Catalonia, Castilla-La Mancha, the Balearic Islands and Andalusia are in yellow due to strong winds – between 70 and 100 km/h or rough seas; In Aragón and Extremadura, in addition to the strong wind that will blow, rain is expected to accumulate 40 liters in 12 hours.
EFE
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