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Catalonia Activates Inuncat Flood Alert as Meteocat Flags Torrential, Locally Violent Storms

Officials warn of sudden flash floods in mountain channels from short-duration, high-intensity rain.

Día de lluvia en el centro de Barcelona.
Persona caminando bajo la lluvia en Barcelona.
La calle Francesc Layret de Badalona, a la altura del Ayuntamiento, completamente anegada de agua tras la lluvia torrencial
Las temperaturas bajarán y las precipitaciones pueden afectar a todas las comarcas

Overview

  • Protecció Civil placed Catalonia in the Inuncat alert phase on Sunday afternoon ahead of very intense rainfall with storms, hail and strong winds.
  • The Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya expects rain to start in the Barcelona and Girona prelitoral and shift inland toward central Catalonia, Ponent and the Pyrenees.
  • Forecasters highlight the eastern Pyrenees—Ripollès, Berguedà and La Garrotxa—where rates could exceed 20 liters per square meter in 30 minutes.
  • Meteocat issued violent-weather warnings, including red level in Montsià, Baix Ebre and Terra Alta and orange in Ribera d’Ebre, with risk of hail and damaging gusts.
  • Authorities advise avoiding unnecessary travel and never crossing flooded areas, while the Ebro basin authority cautions about possible sudden rises in smaller streams.