Sunday’s storm leaves almost 80 litres in Macael and forces the closure of the A-399 between Oria and Chirivel
Macael recorded 79.3 litres per square metre in Sunday’s storm, which forced the closure of the A-399 between Oria and Chirivel. There are no AEMET warnings today.
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Sunday afternoon’s storm hit the Almanzora Valley hard: Macael recorded 79.3 litres per square metre, Chercos 74.3 and Bacares 70.6, according to data from Ametse’s network of weather stations published by La Voz de Almería. The water also forced the closure of the A-399 between Oria and Chirivel, near the Chirivel and Pino Blanco ramblas (seasonal watercourses).
It rounded off four days in a row of warnings in the district from AEMET, Spain’s state weather agency: yellow on Thursday, orange on Friday and yellow on Saturday and Sunday, the last of them for storms and for rain of up to 15 litres per square metre in one hour.
The figures, town by town
These are Sunday’s readings in the Valley, according to Ametse:
- Macael: 79.3 litres per square metre.
- Chercos: 74.3.
- Bacares: 70.6.
- Líjar and Laroya: more than 60.
- Albox: close to 40.
- Fines, Albánchez and Cantoria: more than 30.
Very close to the Valley, in Tahal, the rainfall reached 96.5 litres. La Voz de Almería also reported that water came down the River Almanzora. And in Cantoria, the rain delayed the derby between CD Cantoria 2017 and Almería B by 45 minutes, according to UD Almería’s match report.
No injuries
Across Andalusia, the 112 emergency line has handled 117 emergencies since Friday without any “personal injuries or noteworthy incidents” being recorded, according to what it reported on its social media, as picked up by Europa Press. With AEMET no longer issuing warnings, at midnight the Andalusian regional government (Junta de Andalucía) deactivated operational situation 1 of the Emergency Plan for Flood Risk, which had been activated on Friday across the whole region, and the plan returns to the pre-emergency phase.
What weather is in store?
AEMET has no warnings for the “Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez” area until at least Wednesday 7, according to its official channel. That said, it is best not to put the umbrella away just yet: in Albox, its forecast gives an 80% probability of rain and storms this afternoon, between 14:00 and 20:00, and 90% or more on Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs will remain between 27 and 29 degrees.
Recommendations
If heavy showers return, Emergencias 112 Andalucía reiterates its advice:
- Avoid travelling by road during heavy rain.
- Do not cross flooded areas or areas with pools of water.
- Do not camp or park next to watercourses, even if they are dry.
- In any emergency, call 112.
AEMET will update its warnings depending on how the weather develops. You can check them at aemet.es, in the section for the “Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez” area.
