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Storm Leo pounds Iberian Peninsula with torrential rains
Storm Leonardo merges with a tropical atmospheric river, prompting red alerts, train cancellations, and road closures amid a wettest winter in 40 years, officials said.
- Storm Leonardo, merging with a tropical moisture corridor, struck the Iberian Peninsula this week as the Portuguese Institute for the Ocean and Atmosphere expects heavy rain from Feb 3 to Feb 7.
- A succession of autumn-to-winter storms has saturated soils in Malaga province, raising flood risk, with Daniela Fraga warning heavy rain could cause inundations.
- Emergency services mobilised across Andalusia, deploying 112 services, civil protection, Infoca, fire brigades, Red Cross, psychological care teams, ACOR aircraft, and an advanced command post in Ronda.
- Power outages and infrastructure damage in central Portugal signal long-term rebuilding needs, with nearly 115,000 households without electricity, around 85,000 in Leiria, and Luis Montenegro, Prime Minister of Portugal, warning recovery could take years.
- Aemet issued a maximum red warning for heavy totals, including local forecasts for Grazalema, where rainfall could exceed 200–250 mm in 24 hours from midnight on Wednesday until the beginning of Thursday across Serranía de Ronda, western Costa del Sol, and Guadalhorce Valley.
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Heavy rains brought by Storm Leonardo have forced the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people across southern Spain.
The Borasca Leonardo has placed Andalusia under red alert due to torrential rains and floods, with extraordinary precipitations that have already caused road cuts, evictions and interrupted services in several provinces, especially Cadiz and Malaga The State Agency of Meteorology (AEMET) warns that the rains will continue with force, extending the warnings of extreme and accumulated risks that could be around or exceed 50–100 l/m2 in many areas,…
Fourteen rivers and ten dams are at "extreme" risk of flooding or collapse, according to the head of the interior department of the Andalusian regional government.
Spain red alert: Irish holidaymakers warned as Storm Leonardo hits Malaga
Spain's meteorological agency AEMET has issued a red alert for severe rain across Malaga Province with accumulations exceeding 200mm in 24 hours as Storm Leonardo brings extraordinary danger
According to the Aemet, the situation will be determined by the Borasca Leonardo, located to the south of Ireland, which will drive an Atlantic storm with...
Storm-deep "Leonardo" rages over many parts of Spain and Portugal. In addition to heavy rains, even snow is possible. In the stormy areas thousands of people are evacuated, a driver dies in the floods.
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