DANA Adam brought torrential rain and severe flooding to eastern Spain from October 17 to 19, 2026, prompting restrictions across 145 municipalities in Valencia and Alicante. Emergency services carried out more than 1 000 rescues on October 19, while four deaths were reported during the wider storm episode and AEMET said Pego received 632 mm (24.9 inches) of rain in 36 hours.
Flash flooding killed a 102-year-old woman and prompted the rescue of around 90 people in Madrigueras, Albacete Province, Spain, on October 2, 2026, after more than 140 mm (5.51 inches) of rain fell in approximately two hours. Regional authorities kept METEOCAM at Emergency Phase, Operational Situation 1, on October 3 as recovery and cleanup operations continued.
A stationary storm system caused severe flooding in Tarazona, Zaragoza Province, Spain on July 11, 2025, after dropping 100 mm (3.9 inches) of rainfall within one hour, prompting a red warning from AEMET and emergency response activation across multiple municipalities.
A severe hailstorm struck La Roda, Albacete Province in southeastern Spain at around 18:00 LT on June 15, 2025, bringing 70 mm (2.7 inches) of rainfall within 15 minutes and hailstones up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) in diameter. It is still ongoing as of June 16.
Severe floods hit Lanzarote, Canary Islands, on Saturday, April 12, 2025, after Storm Olivier brought torrential rain to the region. A State of Emergency was declared as floodwaters submerged roads and entered hundreds of homes.
A severe storm unleashed heavy rainfall across Malaga province early Wednesday, November 13, 2024 with intense downpours exceeding 120 mm (4.72 inches) in Malaga city, leading to widespread flooding and river overflows in multiple municipalities.
About 30 vehicles got washed away by flash floods in Cadaqués, located in the Alt Empordà region of Girona, Catalonia, Spain on Friday, November 8, 2024.
Barcelona experienced severe flooding after over two months’ worth of rain fell over the region in less than three hours on Monday, November 4, 2024, leading to severe floods across the region and causing significant disruption in flights, railways, and other transport services.
Cleanup operations have begun across Valencia, which has been declared a disaster zone by Spain’s prime minister after more than a year’s worth of rain in just one day caused the country’s worst floods on record. Since Tuesday, October 29, 2024, the flooding has claimed at least 158 lives and left dozens missing. Three days of mourning have been declared nationwide as Valencia faces severe damage with impassable roads, destroyed bridges, and overflowing rivers submerging homes in neck-deep waters.
A powerful storm system hit eastern Spain this week, delivering more than a year’s worth of rain in just one day and causing historic flooding in Valencia, where at least 62 people lost their lives on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The town of Chiva set a new 24-hour rainfall record, reporting 491 mm (19.33 inches) in just eight hours, while several other areas recorded rainfall totals between 100 mm (3.94 inches) and 200 mm (7.87 inches) on the same day.
