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Date Published: 24/11/2021
ARCHIVED - Nine regions in Spain maintain yellow warning for snow and rain
Several communities in Spain, including Valencia, are on alert for heavy rain and snowfall
The stormy weather brought on by the arrival of a DANA in Spain at the beginning of the week has finally begun to slightly subside, but on Wednesday November 24, nine communities maintain yellow warnings for heavy rain and snowfall of between five and 15 centimetres, according to Aemet.
Communities under yellow alert for adverse weather:
- Aragon: snowfall between 5 and 10 centimetres
- Asturias: 30 centimetres of snow could accumulate over a 24 hour period while 40 litres per square metres of rain are expected on the coast
- Castilla y León: accumulation of 15cm of snow in 24 hours
- La Rioja: 8cm of snow is expected
- Catalonia: snow in the Pyrenees and heavy rain of up to 60 litres per square meter in 12 hours
- Cantabria, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community: snowfall or rainfall resulting in an accumulation of between 20 and 40 litres in 12 hours
- Madrid: alerts remain in place for snowfall following the closure of certain mountain passes in recent days. Some 45 tonnes of salt has been spread in the Sierra de Madrid to improve road safety.
Image: Aemet
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