New weather maps shows Majorca being battered by the same system that has rained hell on Valencia, claiming more than 150 lives.
In the days ahead data from WXCHARTS shows a strong barrell heading towards the Balaeric Islands with rain on Friday with large swathes of the island seeing 24-hour accumulated precipitation of 24mm.
On the southeastern coasts of Majorca this could rise as high as 27mm, the chart suggests. Areas along the eastern coast of the Spanish mainland are also bracing for heavy rain, with areas between Tarragona and Castellón de la Plana being lashed with up to 37mm of rain throughout this period.
Areas west of Murcia could see accumulated precipitation between 6 and 9mm, according to the map.
Jim Dale, founder and Senior Meteorological Consultant at British Weather Services told Express.co.uk: “The same system that hit Valencia and the region is still in motion.” He said the low pressure area is “essentially pushing troughs round in circles”.
According to the forecaster there’s one “coming out near the border area with Portugal” and moving towards central and southern areas of Spain, which is “moving into the resort areas as well”.
“That one doesn’t look too bad,” he said, suggesting there would be “heavy rain” but it wouldn’t be “OTT”.
“The one that’s going to Majorca though I think has got teeth, more teeth. It’s gone through Ibiza, just about leaving Ibiza, going into Majorca now,” he warned.
“Thundery, I think that’s the thing.” He noted that a few days ago Menorca got hit, and said it looks like Majorca will be in the path of the brutal weather “and maybe it will go into the other islands aswell in the Balearics.
“But they’re just going to have to watch their backsides,” he added and make sure “they’re aware that this thing is moving into them now and for the next few hours.”
He added: “It may well just hang around a little bit, I mean I don’t want to double-guess these things, but the amount of rainfall for that part of the world, let’s just say Tarragona on the coast in the northeast through to the Balearics, these next 24/48 hours still on storm watch.”
The area including Seville, with the weather around there affecting places like Wanda and other areas eventually will see “the same kind of thing. The same low pressure system”.
It comes after catastrophic flash floods killed at least 158 people in eastern Spain were one of the three most intense such storms in the last century in the Valencia region.
The storm is now heading towards southern Spain and the the Balearics. As a serious precaution, Palma city council has taken measures to protect the population from Friday until next Monday.
Javier Bonet, Palma’s first deputy mayor, said on Thursday: “We are going to take the measure of closing the cemeteries from 14.00 hours this Friday until next Monday,” as per the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
“We ask that this celebration be held next week and we will set up a special timetable from 8 am to 9 pm from Monday to Sunday so that it can be held safely”.
In Spain, All Saint’s Day, Día de Todos los Santos, is celebrated each year on November 1, a holiday of remembrance in honour of deceased friends and relatives.
Parks in the area will be closed and Bonet also asked the public to avoid all unnecessary journeys in order to minimise risks and to try to avoid, as far as possible, travelling through streets with lots of trees.
He has also asked the public to remain in their homes unless absolutely necessary and to take into account the necessary guidelines to protect themselves, such as closing doors and windows, staying in the upper areas of the house and avoiding low areas such as storerooms, basements or garages.
Bonet has also announced that the council will evacuate all homeless people from settlements near torrents or flood zones and offer them a place to stay while the alarm remains active.
In the flood-prone areas of Palma (Son Rossinyol, Sa Riera and Torrent des Rafal area), Local Police and Social Services units will try to persuade residents to leave the area and take refuge in a safe place.
The measures will be active from 2pm on Friday and will remain in place all weekend, until November 4.
You can find the latest weather forecasts for all areas of Spain here. Those in high risk areas should follow local advice to stay safe during the hazardous conditions.
