Spanish weather experts have issued “extreme danger” warnings for two parts of the country that are popular with UK tourists. Spain’s national meteorological agency AEMET has sounded the alarm just days after former Hurricane Kirk wreaked havoc in the north-west of Spain.
“Red level” warnings signal imminent extreme rain in Seville and Cordoba, with amber and yellow alerts active for much of the rest of the south of Spain. Meteorologists have warned: “Extreme danger of rain in the north of the provinces of Seville and Cordoba. 120 l/m2 could accumulate between midnight and midday tomorrow [Saturday, October 12], leading to flooding. Red level warning.”
AEMET anticipates a 40-70% chance of storms in Seville and Cordoba on Saturday, with as much as 25mm of rain per hour. Elsewhere the Met Office also predicts a very wet day for Seville with heavy rain and thunderstorms, highs of 21C, and lows of 19C.
Its forecast for Cordoba, however, are “drizzle, changing to sunny intervals” alongside highs of 24C and lows pushing 18C.
Amber alerts are in place for the same time period of 00.00am-12pm on Saturday for the Sur de Badajoz, Aracena, Andevalo y Condado, Litoral de Huelva, Litoral gaditano, Campina gaditana, Campina sevillana, and Campina cordobesa regions. Yellow warnings are active during this time for Vegas del Guadiana, Barros y Serena, Sierras de Alcudia y Madrona, Subbetica cordobesa, Sierra sur de Sevilla, Grazalema, La Siberia extremena, Meseta cacerena, Tajo y Alagon, Norte de Caceres, Sistema Central da Salamanca, Sur de Salamanca, Sur de Avila, Sierra de San Vincente, Villuercas y Montanchez, Montes del norte y Anchuras, La Mancha de Ciudad Real, and Morena y Condado regions.