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Canary Islands: A RED weather warning has been issued as Hurricane-force winds from Storm Nuria threaten the tourist hotspot.
The Spanish weather agency AEMET has put out its highest alert level and is warning of ‘extraordinary danger’ as winds exceeding 130 km/h are expected to hit eastern La Palma for 12 hours from 5am on Thursday.
Canary Islands Government has declared maximum alert for La Palma, Tenerife and other islands.
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Gran Canaria, La Gomera and Tenerife have orange alerts for wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h. Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro are on yellow alerts.
The seas will be rough on all islands, and heavy rain is expected to fall in the mountains.
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The mainland won’t escape Nuria’s impact, with yellow alerts issued for Aragon, Navarra, Balearic Islands, Basque Country, Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and Madrid.
The region will be characterized by strong winds, rough sea conditions and heavy rainfall.
The storm will peak on Thursday, and conditions will begin to improve by Friday. However, winds will continue to be strong in northern Spain.
The temperatures will fall in the interior of the peninsula, but increase along the Mediterranean coastline. In some areas such as Murcia and the southeast, the temperature could reach 25C.
Storm Nuria was the fourteenth named hurricane of the season, and the fifth within a month. It follows Jana, Konrad Laurence, and Martinho. However, none of these storms triggered La Palma’s rare red alert.
