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DANA Alice Triggers Heavy-Rain Alerts in Spain as Mexico’s Wet Season Starts to Ease and Argentina Warns of Strong Winds

Forecasts emphasize sharply localized hazards and timing across the affected regions.

Overview

  • Spain’s weather agency AEMET warns of very intense storms on the Valencian and Alicante coasts that could exceed 100 l/m² in 4–6 hours, with the most severe phase forecast for Oct. 10–11 and potential totals above 140 l/m² in 12 hours.
  • Early observations in eastern Spain already show localized downpours, including 25.8 l/m² in one hour at Zucaina and 38.9 l/m² accumulated in Vallanca, while AEMET also activates orange alerts for Murcia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community.
  • Meteocat issues a yellow alert for the Barcelona and Tarragona coasts as DANA Alice arrives, noting possible bursts above 20 liters in 30 minutes and storms expanding inland through Thursday.
  • Galicia remains largely dry on Oct. 9, with AEMET-based local forecasts showing 0% rain probability across multiple municipalities despite the active setup elsewhere in Spain.
  • Mexico’s SMN projects the 2025 rainy season will weaken in central regions from mid-October but persist in the south and southeast into early or mid-November, after a season linked to La Niña and climate change that pushed rainfall up to about 40% above averages in several states; Argentina’s SMN posts yellow alerts for rain and strong winds, including 20–50 mm in Chubut’s cordillera and Patagonia gusts that could top 90 km/h, while areas such as the city of Santa Fe report fair conditions with no alerts.