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Orange Flood Alert Issued for North Alicante After Overnight Cloudbursts

Regional gauges logged high overnight totals despite national maps showing no risk.

Overview

  • The Generalitat’s Emergency Coordination Center activated an orange inundation alert before dawn for Marina Alta and El Comtat after bursts of 40–60 mm fell within roughly an hour.
  • By 10:30 a.m., Avamet stations measured 57.2 l/m2 in Dénia since about 4:30 a.m. and 48.2 in Xàbia, with lower totals in nearby towns such as Pego and Teulada.
  • AEMET maintained no risk advisories for the affected area, leaving Marina Alta and El Comtat in green on its official map.
  • On Tuesday, Dénia recorded around 70 l/m2 during the day, temporarily closed several flood‑prone roads, and witnesses reported a short‑lived waterspout off the port.
  • Recent episodes have lifted annual rainfall toward normal in parts of the Safor, including 827 l/m2 this year at Barx’s treatment plant and a prior 224 l single‑event peak near Caldereta.