The Meteorological Service of Catalonia (Meteocat) has issued a violent weather warning for several counties in Catalonia for this Saturday afternoon, according to a message posted on X.
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The counties of Anoia (Barcelona) and Solsonès (Lleida) are affected by very high danger, and the counties of Bages, Berguedà (Barcelona), Segarra, and Urgell (Lleida) are affected by high danger.
According to Civil Protection, in the coming hours, there is a forecast of hailstorms, wind gusts exceeding 90 km/h, and downbursts in these five counties.
The Generalitat’s Civil Protection has convened the Technical Committee this Saturday to monitor the alert of the Special Emergency Plan for Floods in Catalonia (Inuncat).
According to Meteocat, instability will be widespread, intensifying this afternoon with the arrival of the cloud mass to Catalonia from the west, and heavy rainfall is expected, which may be accompanied by thunderstorms.
The CHE warns of sudden and localized rises almost anywhere in the Ebro basin
On the other hand, the Ebro Hydrographic Confederation (CHE) warned this Saturday of the possibility of sudden and localized rises almost anywhere in the basin due to the warnings for heavy rain and storms issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
The regulatory body warned on Thursday that “the formation of a dana, from an Atlantic trough, will lead to a change in weather in the Iberian Peninsula, consisting of the formation of heavy showers and storms over wide areas.”
In the Ebro basin, this has begun to translate into heavy rains that may cause sudden and localized rises in ravines and minor watercourses throughout almost the entire basin.
According to the current forecast, the affected autonomous communities would be Cantabria, Castilla y León (Burgos and Soria), Castilla La Mancha (Guadalajara), Basque Country (Álava), La Rioja, Navarra, Aragón, Catalonia, and Valencian Community (Castellón).
Tomorrow, Sunday, the storms will be less intense and are expected to affect counties in the northern half in the afternoon. Civil Protection asks for great caution in mobility and outdoor activities, especially in areas where rapid water accumulation or sudden rises in rivers, streams, and ravines may occur.
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