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DANA ‘Alice’ Triggers Orange Alerts Across Eastern Spain as Heavy Rains Spread

Forecasters warn of a sharper peak on Friday and Saturday with locally torrential downpours possible.

Overview

  • AEMET keeps orange warnings in place for the Valencian Community, Murcia’s Campo de Cartagena and Mazarrón, and Ibiza-Formentera, with yellow alerts across other eastern and southern provinces.
  • Overnight totals reached 44.8 l/m2 in Valencia’s L’Albufera and 39.8 in Catarroja, and firefighters carried out water pump‑outs in Catarroja and Alcàsser after localized flooding, with a fallen tree reported in Valencia.
  • The Valencian emergency center activated coastal orange alerts, prompting the suspension or postponement of most Día de la Comunitat Valenciana events, including the civic procession replaced by an indoor ceremony.
  • Castilla-La Mancha activated the Meteocam plan in alert phase for Cuenca and Albacete, later extending preparedness to Ciudad Real as AEMET flagged locally intense showers and thunderstorms.
  • Forecasts point to accumulations up to 100 l/m2 in 4–6 hours on the coasts of Valencia and Alicante and in Ibiza-Formentera, with >140 l/m2 in 12 hours possible in parts of Valencia and a risk of strong winds.