ClimavisoWind across much of Spain, 3 November 2019
3 November 2019. Updated 26 October 2026.
It coincides with storm Amélie, named by Météo-France on 1 November 2019.
In a single day, 25 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for wind: 25 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 3 November, with 25 zones.
3 November was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 5.3 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 105 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 26 wind episodes, it is number 21.
- There hadn't been a wind episode this widespread since February 2019.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 3 November | — | 25 | 90 | wind |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
| Zone | Province | Highest level | Warning days |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Mariña | Lugo | orange | 1 |
| Alcaraz y Segura | Albacete | orange | 1 |
| Bizkaia litoral | Bizkaia | orange | 1 |
| Gipuzkoa litoral | Gipuzkoa | orange | 1 |
| Hellín y Almansa | Albacete | orange | 1 |
| Interior de Mallorca | Mallorca | orange | 1 |
| Interior norte de Valencia | València/Valencia | orange | 1 |
| Interior sur de Valencia | València/Valencia | orange | 1 |
| La Mancha albaceteña | Albacete | orange | 1 |
| Levante mallorquín | Mallorca | orange | 1 |
| Litoral cántabro | Cantabria | orange | 1 |
| Litoral norte de Tarragona | Tarragona | orange | 1 |
| Litoral occidental asturiano | Asturias | orange | 1 |
| Litoral oriental asturiano | Asturias | orange | 1 |
| Litoral sur de Tarragona | Tarragona | orange | 1 |
| Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas | Almería | orange | 1 |
| Noroeste de A Coruña | A Coruña | orange | 1 |
| Noroeste de Murcia | Murcia | orange | 1 |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | Mallorca | orange | 1 |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | Tarragona | orange | 1 |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | Tarragona | orange | 1 |
| Sierra Tramontana | Mallorca | orange | 1 |
| Sur de Mallorca | Mallorca | orange | 1 |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | Almería | orange | 1 |
| Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra | Navarra | orange | 1 |
And 90 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: a 170 km/h gust at Matxitxako (Bizkaia litoral) on 3 November.
| Zone | Strongest gust |
|---|---|
| Bizkaia litoral | 170 km/h Matxitxako · 3 November |
| Noroeste de A Coruña | 156 km/h Estaca de Bares · 3 November |
| Litoral occidental asturiano | 130 km/h Asturias Aeropuerto · 3 November |
| Litoral cántabro | 123 km/h Santander · 3 November |
| Gipuzkoa litoral | 118 km/h Donostia / San Sebastián, Igeldo · 3 November |
| Sierra Tramontana | 114 km/h Sierra de Alfabia, Bunyola · 3 November |
| Litoral norte de Tarragona | 109 km/h Reus Aeropuerto · 3 November |
| Litoral oriental asturiano | 109 km/h Llanes · 3 November |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | 103 km/h Albox · 3 November |
| Litoral sur de Tarragona | 98 km/h Vandellòs · 3 November |
| Sur de Mallorca | 91 km/h Llucmajor, Radar · 3 November |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | 90 km/h Alforja · 3 November |
| La Mancha albaceteña | 89 km/h Albacete Base Aérea · 3 November |
| A Mariña | 87 km/h Ribadeo · 3 November |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | 87 km/h Llorac · 3 November |
| Interior sur de Valencia | 82 km/h Bicorp · 3 November |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | 81 km/h Pollença · 3 November |
| Hellín y Almansa | 78 km/h Almansa · 3 November |
| Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra | 76 km/h Bera · 3 November |
| Interior de Mallorca | 75 km/h Santa María del Camí · 3 November |
And 5 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 orange warning reached 25 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 18 of them (median: 22 h) and for the current hour in the other 7: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 35 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Orange issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Mariña | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Fri 1 Nov, 22:57 | 00:00 · 25 h before |
| Bizkaia litoral | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Fri 1 Nov, 22:57 | 03:00 · 28 h before |
| Gipuzkoa litoral | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Fri 1 Nov, 22:57 | 04:00 · 29 h before |
| Litoral cántabro | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Fri 1 Nov, 22:57 | 02:00 · 27 h before |
| Litoral occidental asturiano | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Fri 1 Nov, 22:57 | 00:00 · 25 h before |
| Litoral oriental asturiano | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Fri 1 Nov, 22:57 | 00:00 · 25 h before |
| Noroeste de A Coruña | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Fri 1 Nov, 22:57 | 00:00 · 25 h before |
| Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Fri 1 Nov, 22:57 | 04:00 · 29 h before |
| Alcaraz y Segura | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Sat 2 Nov, 10:22 | 00:00 · 14 h before |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | Sun 3 | Fri 1 Nov, 11:31 yellow | Sat 2 Nov, 10:45 | 08:00 · 21 h before |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Sat 2 Nov, 10:45 | 08:00 · 21 h before |
| Interior norte de Valencia | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Sat 2 Nov, 11:23 | 06:00 · 19 h before |
| Interior sur de Valencia | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Sat 2 Nov, 11:23 | 06:00 · 19 h before |
| Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas | Sun 3 | Fri 1 Nov, 11:31 yellow | Sat 2 Nov, 11:24 | 06:00 · 19 h before |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | Sun 3 | Thu 31 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Sat 2 Nov, 11:24 | 06:00 · 19 h before |
And 10 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 32 changes at orange or red
Fri 1 November
- A Mariña, Noroeste de A Coruña: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 00:00–06:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Bizkaia litoral: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 03:00–11:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
- Gipuzkoa litoral: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 04:00–12:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
- Litoral cántabro: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 02:00–10:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
- Litoral occidental asturiano: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 00:00–06:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
- Litoral oriental asturiano: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 00:00–08:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
- Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 04:00–12:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
Sat 2 November
- Alcaraz y Segura: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, all day. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Prelitoral norte de Tarragona, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 08:00–20:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior norte de Valencia, Interior sur de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 06:00–19:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 06:00–20:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Noroeste de Murcia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 10:00–15:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior norte de Valencia: Lowers the wind warning to yellow: Sunday 3, 03:00–19:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior sur de Valencia: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 03:00 on Sunday 3. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Hellín y Almansa, La Mancha albaceteña: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 03:00–22:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Bizkaia litoral: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 00:00 on Sunday 3. Gusts up to 120 km/h.
- Gipuzkoa litoral: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 00:00 on Sunday 3. Gusts up to 120 km/h.
- Litoral cántabro: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 00:00 on Sunday 3. Gusts up to 120 km/h.
Sun 3 November
- Litoral norte de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 09:00–22:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Litoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 09:00–22:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Prelitoral norte de Tarragona, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 22:00 on Sunday 3. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior de Mallorca, Levante mallorquín, Sur de Mallorca: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 13:00–15:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 3, 13:00–15:00. Gusts up to 100 km/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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