The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) The orange alert was activated this Friday (significant risk) in the province of Girona (Catalonia), where an accumulated rainfall of 40 liters per square meter in one hour or 100 liters in 12 hours is expected.
These torrential rains have caused around thirty vehicles have been dragged at dawn by water on a boulevard in Cadaqués, in the Girona region of Alt Empordà , in Girona.
Aemet has specified that The most affected area is Empordà and although intensities of 40 liters have been observed in less than an hour, the trend is that it will begin to subside throughout the morning.
In this way, the orange warning in Girona will be lowered to a yellow warning, that is, a risk warning, starting at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, when a cumulative rainfall of 20 liters in one hour in points of the Ampurdán, pre-coastal, southern coast and Pyrenees, especially in the easternmost area.
For the weekend, although more anticyclonic weather is forecast, instability still remains in some areas of the northern Mediterranean but with a tendency to subside this Sunday, so It is recommended not to let your guard down and pay attention to emergency instructions..
With the orange alert there is a significant meteorological risk, with a certain degree of danger to usual activitiesand with yellow there is no meteorological risk for the general population, although there is for some specific activity.