The Aemet warns of torrential rains, floods and snow due to the new DANA in Spain: these are the areas on alert

This pocket of cold air that has arrived from France has been accompanied by “a humid eastern Mediterranean flow”which will leave «very strong and persistent precipitation» in certain areas of the country. This has been pointed out by the meteorological organization in a special notice, where they ask “very cautious” to citizens for accumulations that could exceed “120 liters per square meter in 12 hours.”

The Aemet has activated more than 70 notices this wednesday in 14 provinces of Spainaffected by these strong storms and at risk of new flooding. It is expected that this storm and its adverse effects on the Mediterranean area and Andalusia will remain in our environment. “at least until next Friday the 15th”. However, according to eltiempo.es, everything indicates that starting Thursday this could evolve into a isolated cold storm.

The areas on alert by DANA: Aemet activates warnings for possible floods

The rains caused by DANA, which has already begun to make its dent in the Mediterranean and Balearic Islands this Tuesday, they will begin to spread this Wednesday the 13th. It is expected that these will reach areas of the interior and north of Catalonia and that they intensify in some parts of Andalusia, such as the provinces of Cádiz, Málaga, Granada and Almeríawhere 100 mm could be exceeded.

There will be a risk of new flooding on the islands Balearic Islands, Murcia, Alicante and Valencia due to strong storms. According to Aemet, these rains will be «locally torrential and persistent in Malaga, north of Alicante, south of Valencia, north of Castellón and south of Tarragona”, and can also reach points in the north of Valencia. In these areas accumulations could be reached around 150 mm in just 24 hours.

With the drop in temperatures that has occurred these days due to this cold pocket, we will also have some precipitation in the form of snow. These snowfalls will occur mainly in mountainous systems of the Cantabrian Sea and the northern Pyreneeswith levels that could progressively rise as the day progresses, remaining above 1,000 meters in almost the entire Peninsula.

DANA turns into a cold storm starting Thursday

The situation could change a little for next Thursday, when it is expected that DANA reaches the Atlantic and is located in the southwest of the Peninsula. According to eltiempo.es experts, this could cause the cold pocket to end up turning into a isolated cold stormensuring that “the system acquires fronts, and its predictability increases.”

Rainfall will not disappear, which will continue to be intense in the coast of Valencia and Malagawhere 100 mm will be reached. Also in western Andalusia, Estremadura and environment of Narrowas well as in areas of the Mediterranean coast and the center and southwest quadrant of the peninsula, although with less intensity than in previous days.

Starting on Thursday the 14th we will also have changes in country temperatures. After the declines of recent days, values ​​could soften and rising across the board throughout Spain, thus saying goodbye to the frost in many parts of the Peninsula.

Rain is still expected on Friday, although uncertainty increases as we approach the weekend. For the moment, it seems that the rainfall will remain in areas of the mediterranean areaalthough they will be less intense than in previous days. In it coast of western Andalusia We will also have heavy showers.

It will be the Saturday 16 when we finally say goodbye to this DANA, which will be “moving away towards the Atlantic” during the weekend. From this day on it is expected that rains decrease and also the intensity of the rainfall that remains in Spain.