The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated warnings in the communities of Andalusia, Extremadura and the Canary Islands due to the heavy rains expected for today, which on the Canary island of La Palma can accumulate up to 100 liters per square meter in twelve hours.
In the case of La Palma, the warning is “orange” level (significant risk), since the AEMET forecasts indicate that around 30 liters per square meter will be collected in one hour in many places, and one hundred liters in twelve hours. , and in many cases accompanied by storms.
In Canary Islands The islands of La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife are also under a “yellow” warning (risk), where rainfall will accumulate 20 liters per square meter in one hour and up to 60 liters in twelve hours per square meter.
In Andalusiathe “yellow” warning focuses on Grazalema, the countryside and the Cadiz coast, and Ronda (Málaga); In these places, rainfall can accumulate 15 liters per square meter in one hour, Aemet has announced, which has indicated that in these places there will also be storms that may be accompanied by hail.
The warning map planned for today Spain is completed with “yellow” level alerts for coastal phenomena in Asturias, Cantabria and Vizcaya due to the strong wind and waves, and “yellow” warnings have also been activated in Extremadura due to fog, which will reduce visibility in many places in the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz to 200 meters.
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