ClimavisoSeptember 2019 DANA: rain and storms across much of Spain, 9–14 September 2019
9 September 2019 to 14 September 2019. Updated 26 October 2026.
It's the one known as the September 2019 DANA.
Over 6 days, 67 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for rain and storms: 122 zone-days at orange or red, 40 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 13 September, with 33 zones.
13 September was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 9.9 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 29 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 35 rain episodes, it is number 4.
- Until then, no rain episode in the archive had been this widespread.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 September | 2 | 3 | 21 | rain, storms |
| Tue 10 September | 4 | 12 | 38 | rain, storms |
| Wed 11 September | 2 | 18 | 31 | rain, wind, storms |
| Thu 12 September | 13 | 4 | 12 | rain, storms |
| Fri 13 September | 18 | 15 | 32 | rain, storms, wind |
| Sat 14 September | 1 | 30 | 43 | rain, storms |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 49 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: 297.0 l/m² of rain in 24 h at Ontinyent (Interior sur de Valencia) on 11 September; a 112 km/h gust at Campos, Salines Llevant (Sur de Mallorca) on 10 September.
| Zone | Most rain in 24 h | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| Interior sur de Valencia | 297.0 l/m² Ontinyent · 11 September | 69 km/h Xàtiva · 12 September |
| Vega del Segura | 257.0 l/m² Molina de Segura · 12 September | 67 km/h Murcia Aeropuerto · 11 September |
| Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón | 242.0 l/m² Torre-Pacheco · 12 September | 78 km/h Mazarrón · 13 September |
| Litoral sur de Alicante | 240.2 l/m² Orihuela · 12 September | 82 km/h Rojales · 14 September |
| Sierra Tramontana | 214.8 l/m² Escorca, Son Torrella · 10 September | 110 km/h Sierra de Alfabia, Bunyola · 10 September |
| Noroeste de Murcia | 146.6 l/m² Moratalla · 12 September | 52 km/h Caravaca de la Cruz · 12 September |
| Alcaraz y Segura | 126.0 l/m² Yeste, Embalse Fuensanta · 12 September | no reading |
| Centro y valle de Villaverde | 116.8 l/m² Alto Campoo · 10 September | 93 km/h Alto Campoo · 10 September |
| Sol y Guadalhorce | 112.2 l/m² Coín · 13 September | 87 km/h Málaga Aeropuerto · 14 September |
| Litoral norte de Alicante | 109.4 l/m² Pego · 11 September | 76 km/h Jávea/ Xàbia · 14 September |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | 108.0 l/m² Pollença · 10 September | 74 km/h Port de Pollença · 10 September |
| Poniente y Almería Capital | 99.2 l/m² Almería Aeropuerto · 12 September | 90 km/h Láujar de Andarax · 10 September |
| Cordillera y Picos de Europa | 98.4 l/m² Amieva, Panizales · 10 September | 71 km/h Cabrales · 10 September |
| Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas | 98.0 l/m² Alhama de Murcia · 12 September | 74 km/h Lorca, Zarcilla de Ramos · 14 September |
| Hellín y Almansa | 95.4 l/m² Almansa · 11 September | 66 km/h Almansa · 12 September |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | 92.6 l/m² Vélez Blanco - Topares · 12 September | 63 km/h Albox · 13 September |
| Litoral norte de Valencia | 89.6 l/m² Sagunt/sagunto · 11 September | 72 km/h Valencia Aeropuerto · 12 September |
| Interior de Alicante | 89.0 l/m² Alcoi/alcoy · 11 September | 67 km/h El Pinós/pinoso · 12 September |
| Ibiza y Formentera | 76.9 l/m² Ibiza, Aeropuerto · 11 September | 76 km/h Ibiza, Aeropuerto · 13 September |
| Altiplano de Murcia | 73.0 l/m² Jumilla · 13 September | 64 km/h Jumilla · 12 September |
And 47 more zones with an orange or red warning.
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 red warning reached 40 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 32 of them (median: 19 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 36 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Red issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litoral de Barcelona | Mon 9 | Sun 8 Sep, 20:06 yellow | 09:14 | 22:00 · 13 h before |
| Litoral sur de Girona | Mon 9 | Sun 8 Sep, 22:43 yellow | 09:14 | 22:00 · 13 h before |
| Litoral de Barcelona | Tue 10 | Sat 7 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Mon 9 Sep, 09:14 | 00:00 · 15 h before |
| Litoral sur de Girona | Tue 10 | Sat 7 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Mon 9 Sep, 09:14 | 00:00 · 15 h before |
| Sierra Tramontana | Tue 10 | Sat 7 Sep, 23:50 yellow | 19:11 | 19:00 · for the current hour |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | Tue 10 | Sat 7 Sep, 23:50 yellow | 20:04 | 20:00 · for the current hour |
| Sierra Tramontana | Wed 11 | Sun 8 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Tue 10 Sep, 19:11 | 00:00 · 5 h before |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | Wed 11 | Sun 8 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Tue 10 Sep, 20:04 | 00:00 · 4 h before |
| Altiplano de Murcia | Thu 12 | Mon 9 Sep, 23:50 orange | Wed 11 Sep, 11:27 | 06:00 · 19 h before |
| Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón | Thu 12 | Mon 9 Sep, 23:50 orange | Wed 11 Sep, 11:27 | 06:00 · 19 h before |
| Noroeste de Murcia | Thu 12 | Mon 9 Sep, 23:50 orange | Wed 11 Sep, 11:27 | 06:00 · 19 h before |
| Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas | Thu 12 | Mon 9 Sep, 23:50 orange | Wed 11 Sep, 11:27 | 06:00 · 19 h before |
| Vega del Segura | Thu 12 | Mon 9 Sep, 23:50 orange | Wed 11 Sep, 11:27 | 06:00 · 19 h before |
| Interior de Alicante | Thu 12 | Mon 9 Sep, 23:50 orange | Wed 11 Sep, 11:29 | 00:00 · 13 h before |
| Litoral norte de Alicante | Thu 12 | Mon 9 Sep, 23:50 orange | Wed 11 Sep, 11:29 | 00:00 · 13 h before |
And 25 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 386 changes at orange or red
Only the changes involving red are listed: there were 386 in all.
Mon 9 September
- Litoral de Barcelona, Litoral sur de Girona: Raises the rain warning to red: Monday 9, 22:00–24:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral de Barcelona, Litoral sur de Girona: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 10, 00:00–06:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
Tue 10 September
- Sierra Tramontana: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 10, 20:00–24:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
- Sierra Tramontana: Raises the rain warning to red: Wednesday 11, 00:00–03:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
- Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 10, 21:00–24:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
- Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to red: Wednesday 11, 00:00–03:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
Wed 11 September
- Sierra Tramontana: Extends the red rain warning: now until 05:00 on Wednesday 11. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
- Altiplano de Murcia, Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón, Noroeste de Murcia, Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas, Vega del Segura: Raises the rain warning to red: Thursday 12, 06:00–24:00. Up to 70 mm in 1 h.
- Altiplano de Murcia, Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón, Noroeste de Murcia, Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas, Vega del Segura: Issues a red storms warning: Thursday 12, 06:00–24:00.
- Interior de Alicante, Litoral norte de Alicante, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Thursday 12, 00:00–12:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Interior de Alicante, Litoral norte de Alicante, Litoral sur de Valencia: Issues a red storms warning: Thursday 12, 00:00–12:00.
- Litoral sur de Alicante: Raises the rain warning to red: Thursday 12, 06:00–24:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral sur de Alicante: Issues a red storms warning: Thursday 12, 06:00–24:00.
- Altiplano de Murcia, Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón, Noroeste de Murcia, Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas, Vega del Segura: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 13, 00:00–06:00. Up to 70 mm in 1 h.
- Altiplano de Murcia, Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón, Litoral sur de Alicante, Noroeste de Murcia, Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas, Vega del Segura: Issues a red storms warning: Friday 13, 00:00–06:00.
- Litoral sur de Alicante: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 13, 00:00–06:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Levante almeriense, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the rain warning to red: Thursday 12, 06:00–24:00. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
- Levante almeriense, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Issues a red storms warning: Thursday 12, 06:00–24:00.
- Levante almeriense: Issues a red rain warning: Friday 13, 00:00–06:00. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
- Levante almeriense, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Issues a red storms warning: Friday 13, 00:00–06:00.
- Litoral sur de Alicante: Lowers the storms warning to orange: Friday 13, 00:00–12:00.
- Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 13, 00:00–06:00. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
Thu 12 September
- Interior sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Thursday 12, 09:00–12:00. Up to 200 mm in 12 h.
- Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas: Raises the rain warning to red: Thursday 12, 18:00–24:00. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
- Interior sur de Valencia: Lowers the rain warning to orange: Thursday 12, 10:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Interior de Alicante: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 13, 00:00–12:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Interior sur de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 13, 06:00–24:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral norte de Alicante: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 13, all day. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral norte de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 13, 06:00–24:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral sur de Alicante: Extends the red rain warning: now until 12:00 on Friday 13. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Altiplano de Murcia, Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón, Noroeste de Murcia, Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas, Vega del Segura: Extends the red rain warning: now until 08:00 on Friday 13. Up to 70 mm in 1 h.
- Altiplano de Murcia, Campo de Cartagena y Mazarrón, Noroeste de Murcia, Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas, Vega del Segura: Extends the red storms warning: now until 08:00 on Friday 13.
- Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Extends the red rain warning: now until 08:00 on Friday 13. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
- Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Extends the red storms warning: now until 08:00 on Friday 13.
- Interior de Alicante, Litoral sur de Alicante: Extends the red rain warning: now until 18:00 on Friday 13. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Interior norte de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Friday 13, 06:00–24:00. Up to 90 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral sur de Alicante: Lowers the storms warning to orange: Thursday 12, 23:00–24:00.
Fri 13 September
- Interior de Mallorca, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Raises the storms warning to red: Friday 13, 09:00–11:00. Strong gusts.
- Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Lowers the storms warning to orange: Friday 13, 10:00–15:00.
- Sur de Mallorca: Raises the storms warning to red: Friday 13, 10:00–11:00. Strong gusts.
- Interior norte de Valencia, Interior sur de Valencia, Litoral norte de Alicante, Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Friday 13, 20:00–24:00. Up to 20 mm in 1 h.
Sat 14 September
- Sol y Guadalhorce: Raises the rain warning to red: Saturday 14, 04:00–05:00. Up to 70 mm in 1 h.
- Sol y Guadalhorce: Lowers the rain warning to orange: Saturday 14, 04:00–12:00. Up to 90 mm in 12 h.
- Sol y Guadalhorce: Raises the rain warning to red: Saturday 14, 05:00–06:00. Up to 70 mm in 1 h.
- Sol y Guadalhorce: Extends the red rain warning: now until 08:00 on Saturday 14. Up to 70 mm in 1 h.
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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