Catalonia Weather Alert: New Dana To Smash The Heat And Spark Violent Storms – Who’s Most At Risk And When

A caller DANA – an upper-level debased that often unleashes lively downpours – is lining up to break Spain’s grounds power and drench Catalonia from Sunday, pinch showers spreading inland and a crisp dip successful temperatures.

Civil protection chiefs person already activated nan INUNCAT flood plan, informing of aggravated bursts of rain, hail and gusty winds.

Storm timeline: erstwhile nan rainfall arrives and wherever it hits first

Sunday, august, 24 – midday onwards. Meteocat expects showers to occurrence up on nan Barcelona and Girona pre-coast, past march inland into Central Catalonia, Ponent (the west) and nan Pyrenees done nan day and evening.
Flash-flood potential. In nan eastbound Pyrenees – notably Ripollès (Girona), Berguedà (Barcelona) and La Garrotxa (Girona) – downpours could apical 20 litres per quadrate metre successful conscionable 30 minutes, nan classical look for abrupt flooding connected steep terrain.
National picture. AEMET says a acold beforehand slips successful from nan northwest while nan DANA spins up complete nan southwest, a one-two that promotes heavy, thundery showers connected nan Catalan seashore and nan north-east interior, pinch a fewer storms bubbling up complete south-eastern mountains too.

Morning set-up. Before nan break successful nan weather, nan confederate coastal portion has struggled to cool – lows of 24–25°C astatine 6am were logged – leaving juicy aerial successful spot for storms to provender connected erstwhile nan precocious disturbance arrives.

From grounds power to large wind risk: nan gear-change explained

Hottest connected record. Spain’s latest heatwave was nan astir aggravated ever recorded, AEMET confirms, edging retired July 2022. On preliminary figures, nan “heatwave anomaly” – really acold maximums overshoot nan period – deed +4.6°C.
What flips nan switch? The incoming DANA destabilises nan air, and nan glancing Atlantic beforehand adds lift. After days of stifling power (and torrents successful Barcelonès and Maresme connected Friday), nan ambiance is primed: little but fierce cells are much apt than a gentle, all-day rain.

Temperatures tumble. Expect a noticeable cool-down erstwhile storms break, particularly crossed Catalonia, pinch cooler aerial filtering to different regions arsenic nan strategy shuffles east.

Travel & safety: applicable proposal arsenic INUNCAT goes live

Driving. Slow down connected nan first minutes of rainfall erstwhile roads are greasiest; debar underpasses, ramblas and debased crossings that flood rapidly. If h2o is moving, don’t chance it.
Coast & mountains. Storms tin build quickly. Keep an oculus connected nan sky, time off nan h2o if thunder is heard, and re-route hikes distant from constrictive gullies aliases streambeds.
Hail & wind. Some cores whitethorn propulsion hail and squalls; unafraid terraces and debar parking nether vulnerable trees.
Stay informed. Check Meteocat and AEMET for unrecorded warnings and radar, travel Protecció Civil updates connected #INUNCAT, and usage 112 for emergencies.

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