ClimavisoRain and storms in Cataluña, 22–23 October 2019
22 October 2019 to 23 October 2019. Updated 26 October 2026.
Over 2 days, 34 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for rain and storms: 57 zone-days at orange or red, 16 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 23 October, with 29 zones.
23 October was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 11.5 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 59 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 35 rain episodes, it is number 11.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 22 October | 8 | 20 | 27 | rain, storms |
| Wed 23 October | 8 | 21 | 19 | rain, storms |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 37 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: 237.8 l/m² of rain in 24 h at La Pobla de Cérvoles (Depresión central de Lleida) on 22 October; a 110 km/h gust at Alto Campoo (Centro y valle de Villaverde) on 23 October.
| Zone | Most rain in 24 h | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| Depresión central de Lleida | 237.8 l/m² La Pobla de Cérvoles · 22 October | 54 km/h Os de Balaguer · 23 October |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | 210.0 l/m² Alforja · 22 October | 69 km/h Alforja · 22 October |
| Ampurdán | 178.9 l/m² Espolla 'Les Alberes' · 22 October | 93 km/h Figueres · 23 October |
| Litoral norte de Tarragona | 136.8 l/m² Reus (centre Lectura) · 22 October | 65 km/h Reus Aeropuerto · 22 October |
| Litoral sur de Tarragona | 136.0 l/m² Vandellòs · 22 October | 73 km/h Vandellòs · 22 October |
| Pirineo de Lleida | 124.0 l/m² Llimiana · 22 October | 96 km/h Coll de Nargó · 22 October |
| Prelitoral de Barcelona | 106.0 l/m² Fogars de Montclús · 22 October | 64 km/h Caldes de Montbui · 22 October |
| Litoral sur de Girona | 104.2 l/m² Castell D'Aro · 22 October | 64 km/h Blanes · 22 October |
| Depresión central de Barcelona | 98.3 l/m² Manresa (la Culla) · 22 October | 76 km/h Moià · 22 October |
| Depresión central de Tarragona | 95.6 l/m² Horta de Sant Joan · 22 October | 35 km/h La Pobla de Massaluca · 22 October |
| Pirineo de Girona | 92.6 l/m² La Vall de Bianya · 22 October | 66 km/h La Vall de Bianya · 23 October |
| Prelitoral de Girona | 89.8 l/m² Girona · 22 October | 70 km/h Sant Hilari · 23 October |
| Centro y valle de Villaverde | 88.4 l/m² Alto Campoo · 23 October | 110 km/h Alto Campoo · 23 October |
| Valle de Arán | 87.6 l/m² Naut Aran, Arties · 22 October | 46 km/h Bossòst · 23 October |
| Litoral cántabro | 78.6 l/m² San Vicente de la Barquera · 23 October | 91 km/h Santander · 23 October |
| Litoral norte de Castellón | 72.8 l/m² Vinaròs · 22 October | 54 km/h Vinaròs · 22 October |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | 71.4 l/m² Valls · 22 October | 64 km/h Llorac · 22 October |
| Litoral de Barcelona | 65.5 l/m² Barcelona, Fabra · 22 October | 77 km/h Barcelona, Port Olímpic · 22 October |
| Interior norte de Castellón | 64.2 l/m² La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 22 October | 55 km/h Villafranca del Cid/vilafranca · 22 October |
| Sierra Tramontana | 62.6 l/m² Banyalbufar · 22 October | 78 km/h Sierra de Alfabia, Bunyola · 22 October |
And 14 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 16 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 11 of them (median: 21 h) and for the current hour in the other 5: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 45 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Red issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampurdán | Tue 22 | Sat 19 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Mon 21 Oct, 18:14 | 15:00 · 21 h before |
| Pirineo de Girona | Tue 22 | Sun 20 Oct, 23:11 orange | Mon 21 Oct, 18:14 | 15:00 · 21 h before |
| Prelitoral de Girona | Tue 22 | Sat 19 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Mon 21 Oct, 18:14 | 15:00 · 21 h before |
| Litoral norte de Tarragona | Tue 22 | Sat 19 Oct, 23:50 orange | 20:54 | 20:00 · for the current hour |
| Litoral sur de Tarragona | Tue 22 | Sat 19 Oct, 23:50 orange | 20:54 | 20:00 · for the current hour |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | Tue 22 | Sat 19 Oct, 23:50 yellow | 20:54 | 20:00 · for the current hour |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | Tue 22 | Sat 19 Oct, 23:50 yellow | 20:54 | 20:00 · for the current hour |
| Depresión central de Lleida | Tue 22 | Sat 19 Oct, 23:50 yellow | 22:59 | 22:00 · for the current hour |
| Ampurdán | Wed 23 | Sun 20 Oct, 23:50 orange | Mon 21 Oct, 18:16 | 00:00 · 30 h before |
| Pirineo de Girona | Wed 23 | Sun 20 Oct, 23:50 orange | Mon 21 Oct, 18:16 | 00:00 · 30 h before |
| Prelitoral de Girona | Wed 23 | Sun 20 Oct, 23:50 orange | Mon 21 Oct, 18:16 | 00:00 · 30 h before |
| Litoral norte de Tarragona | Wed 23 | Sun 20 Oct, 23:50 orange | Tue 22 Oct, 20:54 | 00:00 · 3 h before |
| Litoral sur de Tarragona | Wed 23 | Sun 20 Oct, 23:50 orange | Tue 22 Oct, 20:54 | 00:00 · 3 h before |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | Wed 23 | Sun 20 Oct, 23:50 orange | Tue 22 Oct, 20:54 | 00:00 · 3 h before |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | Wed 23 | Sun 20 Oct, 23:50 orange | Tue 22 Oct, 20:54 | 00:00 · 3 h before |
And 1 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 148 changes at orange or red
Only the changes involving red are listed: there were 148 in all.
Mon 21 October
- Ampurdán, Pirineo de Girona, Prelitoral de Girona: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 22, 15:00–24:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
- Ampurdán, Pirineo de Girona, Prelitoral de Girona: Raises the rain warning to red: Wednesday 23, 00:00–06:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
Tue 22 October
- Ampurdán, Pirineo de Girona, Prelitoral de Girona: Extends the red rain warning: now until 10:00 on Wednesday 23. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
- Litoral norte de Tarragona, Litoral sur de Tarragona, Prelitoral norte de Tarragona, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 22, 21:00–24:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
- Litoral norte de Tarragona, Litoral sur de Tarragona, Prelitoral norte de Tarragona, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the rain warning to red: Wednesday 23, 00:00–06:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
- Depresión central de Lleida: Raises the rain warning to red: Tuesday 22, 23:00–24:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 h.
- Depresión central de Lleida: Raises the rain warning to red: Wednesday 23, 00:00–06:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 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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