The Spanish Meteorological Agency AEMET has issued a red alert for La Palma on Wednesday due to gusts of up to 130 kilometres per hour. The highest alert level is therefore in force across the entire island from 3.00 am to 11.59 am on the Canary Islands. La Palma has been under an orange alert since 6.00 pm on Tuesday, with gusts of up to 110 kilometres per hour. The orange alert in the Canary Islands also applies to all the other islands.
The storm is blowing from the south-west. On La Palma, it is mainly affecting the peaks, the north-western flank and the eastern and south-eastern sides. In addition, there will be heavy rain (Orange alert) from 3.00 am on Wednesday until 1.59 pm: AEMET forecasts up to 30 millimetres in one hour and up to 60 millimetres in twelve hours. A Yellow warning is in place for the eastern and western coasts of the island until midnight on Tuesday, followed by an Orange warning until 9.59 am due to rough seas.
In Tenerife, an orange warning will be in force from 9.00 pm on Tuesday for the north, as well as for the east, south and west, until 1.59 pm on Wednesday. The Met Office is forecasting gusts of up to 110 and 120 kilometres per hour respectively. On the mountain peaks, gusts of over 130 kilometres per hour are even possible in some places.
Tenerife: Storm and rough seas to continue until Wednesday afternoon
On Tenerife, the south-westerly wind is affecting mainly the higher ground and the westernmost coastal areas; in the other warning area, it is mainly affecting the south-eastern flank. In the greater Santa Cruz and La Laguna areas, a yellow warning is in force on Wednesday from 00:00 to 17:59, with gusts of up to 70 kilometres per hour, mainly affecting medium and high altitudes. From 06:00, the AEMET is also issuing a yellow warning for up to 20 millimetres of rain per hour, until 15:59 in the north and until 17:59 in the east, south and west.
A yellow warning for rough seas will be in force along all of Tenerife’s coastline from 9.00 pm on Tuesday, with winds from the west or south-west of 50 to 61 kilometres per hour. At midnight, the warning will be upgraded to orange, with winds increasing to 50 to 74 kilometres per hour, i.e. force seven to eight. On the north coast, this warning will end at 6.59 am, whilst in the Santa Cruz and La Laguna areas, as well as in the east, south and west, it will end at 12.59 pm.
Orange is also in force on the other Canary Islands
Gran Canaria will be under an Orange alert on Wednesday from midnight until 5.59 pm, with gusts of up to 90 or 100 kilometres per hour. The alert mainly affects the mid-altitude areas and large parts of the north-west and south-west coasts; on the mountain peaks, gusts may exceed 110 kilometres per hour. The north coast is under an orange alert from midnight until 12.59 pm due to rough seas, whilst the remaining coastlines are under a yellow alert until 15.59 pm.
On El Hierro and La Gomera, an orange alert is in force from Tuesday at 9.00 pm until Wednesday at 5.59 pm, with gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour. On El Hierro, this affects the higher ground and the coasts at the eastern and western ends; on La Gomera, it affects large parts of the mid-altitude areas and the peaks, as well as the coasts in the north-north-west and south-south-east. This means that both islands are returning to the Orange wind warning for El Hierro and La Gomera, after the Met Office had lowered the alert level there to Yellow on Sunday. In addition, there is a Yellow warning for rain of up to 20 millimetres per hour between 6.00 am and 3.59 pm, as well as a Yellow warning for rough seas on Wednesday morning.
Fuerteventura and Lanzarote are under an orange alert on Wednesday from 6.00 am to 5.59 pm, with gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour, particularly on the northern and north-western coasts. The AEMET estimates the probability of these conditions occurring at between 10 and 40 per cent in these areas, and between 40 and 70 per cent for all other warnings. An orange wind warning due to Storm Bruna has been in place for La Palma and the north of Tenerife since 9.00 pm on Saturday.
On La Palma, rain and thunderstorms at higher altitudes can trigger sudden flash floods. The water then rushes down through the barrancos towards the coast, so particular caution is advised in and around the ravines.
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