Overview
- Spain deployed 633 snowplows and 116,425 tonnes of de‑icing material as AEMET warnings covered multiple regions, with more than 50 roads affected in eight provinces of Castilla y León and Aragón.
- Chain mandates and truck restrictions were enforced on key corridors including AP‑6, AP‑61 and AP‑51 earlier Saturday, then lifted later as clearing improved conditions, though authorities urged caution for ice.
- Catalonia activated Neucat and Inuncat as Pyrenees snow cut several roads in Lleida and intense rain in Tarragona neared 100 liters per square meter, prompting safety advisories from Protección Civil.
- The U.S. National Weather Service reported dangerous cold and winter weather across the central and eastern states, with lake‑effect snow and a low‑probability window for brief, low‑accumulation snow in Tallahassee on Sunday.
- Mexico’s CNPC and SMN warned that Cold Front No. 29 will drop temperatures sharply, bring heavy rain to Veracruz, Chiapas and Tabasco, generate a Gulf Norte wind event, and could produce snow or sleet on high peaks such as Orizaba and Toluca.