Storms have unleashed with intensity in many parts of the Catalan Countries, bringing significant downpours, strong winds, hail, and causing disruptions to road and rail transport. The weather change has been particularly noticeable in inland Catalonia, northern and inland Valencian Community, and Andorra. In the Balearic Islands, warnings for storms and rain remain active, although intense heat persists, especially in the south of the Valencian Community.
In Catalonia, Civil Protection has activated the Inuncat plan. Notable rainfall records include 49.6 liters per square meter in Artés (Bages), 33.8 in Sant Pau de Segúries (Ripollès), and 27.8 in Gisclareny (Berguedà). In some instances, hail has exceeded four centimeters. The intensity of the rain caused temporary closures on the C-25 in Sant Julià de Vilatorta and interrupted the R3 commuter train service between Vic and Ripoll due to a fallen tree on the tracks.
In the Valencian Community, the downpours have been particularly intense in Alt Palància and Los Serranos. Torás has recorded 141.6 liters per square meter, with wind gusts reaching 100 kilometers per hour. Calles has accumulated 70.1 liters, and Bejís, 60.6. Firefighters rescued six people from a van trapped by a landslide in Bejís, with no injuries reported.
The arrival of storms contrasts with the extreme heat that still persists in the south. In Orihuela, temperatures reached 39.7 degrees Celsius. In Ontinyent, the temperature dropped drastically, losing twelve degrees in ten minutes. In Andorra, Pas de la Casa experienced localized flooding, with firefighters intervening in incidents involving sewers and affected businesses.
The Balearic Islands maintain yellow warnings for storms and rain, with maximum precipitation records around twenty liters per square meter. Instability is expected to increase, particularly towards the evening, with showers and storms in the Tramuntana mountain range, Raiguer, and Migjorn areas of Mallorca. This weather change episode is part of a widespread instability affecting the Catalan Countries after days of intense heat.
