ClimavisoStorms and rain across much of Spain, 6–8 July 2019
6 July 2019 to 8 July 2019. Updated 26 October 2026.
Over 3 days, 47 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for storms and rain: 49 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 8 July, with 26 zones.
7 July was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 4.3 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 69 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 10 storms episodes, it is number 5.
- Until then, no storms episode in the archive had been this widespread.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6 July | — | 18 | 24 | heat, storms, wind |
| Sun 7 July | — | 5 | 45 | heat |
| Mon 8 July | — | 26 | 58 | storms, rain |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 57 more zones with yellow warnings only.
What AEMET's stations measured
The most measured in the zones with an orange or red warning, on their warning days: 90.6 l/m² of rain in 24 h at Olite/erriberri (Centro de Navarra) on 8 July; a 93 km/h gust at Chinchilla (La Mancha albaceteña) on 7 July.
| Zone | Most rain in 24 h | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| Centro de Navarra | 90.6 l/m² Olite/erriberri · 8 July | 55 km/h Cáseda · 8 July |
| Ibérica de Soria | 63.4 l/m² Soria · 8 July | 58 km/h Ólvega · 8 July |
| Albarracín y Jiloca | 62.0 l/m² Santa Eulalia del Campo · 8 July | 90 km/h Bello · 8 July |
| Pirineo navarro | 59.6 l/m² Oroz-Betelu/orotz-Betelu · 8 July | 51 km/h Isaba/izaba · 8 July |
| Cinco Villas de Zaragoza | 46.8 l/m² Castejon de Valdejasa · 8 July | 75 km/h Castejon de Valdejasa · 8 July |
| Meseta de Zamora | 41.4 l/m² Peñausende · 8 July | 75 km/h Morales del Toro · 8 July |
| Sur de Huesca | 38.6 l/m² Fraga · 8 July | 58 km/h Ballobar · 8 July |
| Prepirineo de Barcelona * | 38.0 l/m² Berga · 8 July | 55 km/h Berga · 7 July |
| Montaña de Ourense | 37.0 l/m² A Gudiña · 8 July | 43 km/h A Pobra de Trives · 8 July |
| Depresión central de Lleida | 35.2 l/m² El Soleràs · 8 July | 55 km/h Tàrrega · 7 July |
| Pirineo de Lleida | 35.0 l/m² Tuixent · 8 July | 59 km/h Martinet · 6 July |
| Pirineo de Girona | 30.8 l/m² Planoles · 8 July | 57 km/h La Vall de Bianya · 7 July |
| Serranía de Cuenca | 28.6 l/m² Beteta · 8 July | 63 km/h Salvacañete · 8 July |
| Ibérica zaragozana | 26.0 l/m² Valmadrid · 8 July | 65 km/h Tarazona · 8 July |
| La Mancha albaceteña | 22.8 l/m² Chinchilla · 8 July | 93 km/h Chinchilla · 7 July |
| Ibérica riojana | 20.6 l/m² Enciso · 8 July | 54 km/h Enciso · 8 July |
| Gúdar y Maestrazgo | 17.6 l/m² Montalbán · 8 July | 58 km/h Montalbán · 7 July |
| Meseta de Palencia | 16.4 l/m² Palencia · 8 July | 77 km/h Autilla del Pino · 8 July |
| Meseta de León | 16.2 l/m² Valencia de Don Juan · 8 July | 49 km/h Astorga · 8 July |
| Sanabria | 15.6 l/m² Sanabria, Robleda-Cervantes · 8 July | no reading |
And 27 more zones with an orange or red warning.
* Zone with no AEMET station: the value is from the nearest one, outside the zone.
For each zone, the highest value its AEMET stations measured on the episode's warning days (the lowest, for the low temperature), with the station and the day. Rain from 07:00 to 07:00 UTC; gust: the day's strongest. It is what the zone's stations measured, not every town, and a measurement, like a warning, is not damage.
How AEMET's warnings unfolded
The orange warning reached 49 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 41 of them (median: 25 h) and for the current hour in the other 8: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 24 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Orange issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bajo Aragón de Teruel | Sat 6 | Wed 3 Jul, 23:50 yellow | Thu 4 Jul, 11:29 | 12:00 · 49 h before |
| Depresión central de Lleida | Sat 6 | Wed 3 Jul, 23:50 yellow | Thu 4 Jul, 11:29 | 12:00 · 49 h before |
| Litoral sur de Valencia | Sat 6 | Wed 3 Jul, 23:50 yellow | Thu 4 Jul, 11:29 | 12:00 · 49 h before |
| Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza | Sat 6 | Wed 3 Jul, 23:50 yellow | Thu 4 Jul, 11:29 | 12:00 · 49 h before |
| Cazorla y Segura | Sat 6 | Fri 5 Jul, 10:57 orange | Fri 5 Jul, 10:57 | 14:00 · 27 h before |
| Guadix y Baza | Sat 6 | Thu 4 Jul, 11:29 yellow | Fri 5 Jul, 10:57 | 14:00 · 27 h before |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | Sat 6 | Thu 4 Jul, 11:29 yellow | Fri 5 Jul, 10:57 | 14:00 · 27 h before |
| Altiplano de Murcia | Sat 6 | Thu 4 Jul, 22:58 yellow | Fri 5 Jul, 11:00 | 14:00 · 27 h before |
| Noroeste de Murcia | Sat 6 | Thu 4 Jul, 11:29 yellow | Fri 5 Jul, 11:00 | 14:00 · 27 h before |
| Vega del Segura | Sat 6 | Thu 4 Jul, 11:29 yellow | Fri 5 Jul, 11:00 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Interior de Alicante | Sat 6 | Fri 5 Jul, 11:22 orange | Fri 5 Jul, 11:22 | 14:00 · 27 h before |
| Interior sur de Valencia | Sat 6 | Wed 3 Jul, 23:50 yellow | Fri 5 Jul, 11:22 | 14:00 · 27 h before |
| Cinco Villas de Zaragoza | Sat 6 | Thu 4 Jul, 11:29 yellow | Fri 5 Jul, 11:23 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Pirineo de Girona | Sat 6 | Wed 3 Jul, 23:50 yellow | Fri 5 Jul, 11:23 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Pirineo de Lleida | Sat 6 | Wed 3 Jul, 23:50 yellow | Fri 5 Jul, 11:23 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
And 34 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 114 changes at orange or red
Thu 4 July
- Bajo Aragón de Teruel, Depresión central de Lleida, Litoral sur de Valencia, Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza: Raises the heat warning to orange: Saturday 6, 12:00–21:00. Highs of 39 °C.
Fri 5 July
- Cazorla y Segura, Guadix y Baza, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Issues a orange storms warning: Saturday 6, 14:00–21:00. Strong gusts.
- Altiplano de Murcia, Noroeste de Murcia: Issues a orange storms warning: Saturday 6, 14:00–21:00. Strong gusts.
- Vega del Segura: Raises the heat warning to orange: Saturday 6, 12:00–21:00. Highs of 40 °C.
- Interior de Alicante, Interior sur de Valencia: Issues a orange storms warning: Saturday 6, 14:00–21:00. Strong gusts.
- Cinco Villas de Zaragoza, Sur de Huesca: Raises the heat warning to orange: Saturday 6, 12:00–21:00. Highs of 40 °C.
- Pirineo de Girona, Pirineo de Lleida, Prepirineo de Barcelona: Raises the heat warning to orange: Saturday 6, 12:00–21:00. Highs of 37 °C.
- Interior de Alicante, Interior sur de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 6, 14:00–21:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Alicante, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the heat warning to orange: Sunday 7, 12:00–21:00. Highs of 40 °C.
- Hellín y Almansa: Issues a orange storms warning: Saturday 6, 15:00–21:00. Strong gusts.
- Hellín y Almansa: Issues a orange wind warning: Saturday 6, 15:00–21:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Altiplano de Murcia, Noroeste de Murcia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 6, 14:00–21:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Cazorla y Segura, Guadix y Baza, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 6, 14:00–21:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Litoral sur de Valencia: Lowers the heat warning to yellow: Saturday 6, 12:00–21:00. Highs of 38 °C.
Sat 6 July
- Ibiza y Formentera: Raises the heat warning to orange: Sunday 7, 12:00–19:00. Highs of 37 °C.
- Interior de Mallorca: Raises the heat warning to orange: Sunday 7, 12:00–19:00. Highs of 39 °C.
Sun 7 July
- Ibiza y Formentera: Lowers the heat warning to yellow: Sunday 7, 12:00–19:00. Highs of 36 °C.
- Interior de Mallorca: Lowers the heat warning to yellow: Sunday 7, 12:00–19:00. Highs of 38 °C.
- Serranía de Cuenca: Issues a orange rain warning: Monday 8, 12:00–24:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
- Serranía de Cuenca: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 12:00–24:00.
- Albarracín y Jiloca, Gúdar y Maestrazgo, Interior norte de Valencia: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 12:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- La Mancha albaceteña: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 10:00–23:00. Las tormentas más intensas se producirán en la mitad este.
- Albarracín y Jiloca, Gúdar y Maestrazgo: Extends the orange storms warning: now until 24:00 on Monday 8. Hail possible · strong gusts.
Mon 8 July
- Serranía de Cuenca: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 8, 12:00–24:00. Up to 20 mm in 1 h.
- Montaña de Ourense: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 8, 13:00–21:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Montaña de Ourense: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 13:00–21:00. Hail possible.
- Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 8, 13:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria, Meseta de Burgos, Meseta de Palencia, Meseta de Soria: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 13:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Meseta de Burgos, Meseta de Palencia, Meseta de Soria, Sistema Central de Soria: Issues a orange rain warning: Monday 8, 13:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Meseta de Valladolid, Meseta de Zamora: Issues a orange rain warning: Monday 8, 13:00–23:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Meseta de Valladolid, Meseta de Zamora, Sanabria: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 13:00–23:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Sanabria: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 8, 13:00–23:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Sistema Central de Soria: Issues a orange storms warning: Monday 8, 13:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Ibérica riojana: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 8, 12:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Ibérica riojana: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 12:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 8, 10:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 10:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria, Meseta de Soria, Sistema Central de Soria: Brings the orange rain warning forward: now from 12:00 on Monday 8. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria, Meseta de Soria, Sistema Central de Soria: Brings the orange storms warning forward: now from 12:00 on Monday 8. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Interior norte de Castellón, Interior sur de Castellón: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 12:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Interior norte de Valencia: Extends the orange storms warning: now until 24:00 on Monday 8. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Ibérica zaragozana, Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 15:00–24:00.
- Centro de Navarra, Pirineo navarro, Ribera del Ebro de Navarra: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 18:00–20:00. Hail possible.
- Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 8, 18:00–21:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 18:00–21:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Centro de Navarra: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 8, 19:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Meseta de León: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 8, 19:00–20:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Meseta de León: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 8, 19:00–20:00. Se observan tormentas fuertes y estacionarias en el sureste de la zona, que pueden dar gr….
- Centro de Navarra: Shortens the orange rain warning: now until 23:00 on Monday 8. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Centro de Navarra, Ribera del Ebro de Navarra: Extends the orange storms warning: now until 23:00 on Monday 8. Hail possible.
- Ribera del Ebro de Navarra: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 8, 21:00–23:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia, Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria, Ibérica riojana, Meseta de Burgos, Meseta de Palencia, Meseta de Soria, Sistema Central de Soria: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 8, 22:00–24:00. Up to 15 mm in 1 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia, Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria, Ibérica riojana, Meseta de Burgos, Meseta de Palencia, Meseta de Soria, Sistema Central de Soria: Lowers the storms warning to yellow: Monday 8, 22:00–24:00.
- Meseta de Valladolid, Meseta de Zamora, Sanabria: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 8, 22:00–23:00. Up to 15 mm in 1 h.
- Meseta de Valladolid: Lowers the storms warning to yellow: Monday 8, 22:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Meseta de Zamora, Sanabria: Lowers the storms warning to yellow: Monday 8, 22:00–23:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
AEMET's issue times, in mainland Spain time (Canary Islands in island time). Notice is the time from issue to the first hour the warning covered; a warning issued “for the current hour” runs from the hour it is published.
What this says and what it doesn't
A warning is an AEMET forecast, not a measurement or a damage report: it says a threshold is expected to be exceeded in a zone. A warning is not damage; a zone is not a building.
A zone-day is one warning zone with a warning on one day. Ten zones at orange on the same day make ten zone-days. A day with several warnings in one zone counts once, at its highest level.
Each zone has its own thresholds, so an orange heat warning in Asturias doesn't mean the same temperature as in Córdoba. More in how warnings work.
To cite: “Climaviso, from AEMET warnings”.
Source: official AEMET warnings, collected by Climaviso since June 2018.
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