ClimavisoStorms and rain across much of Spain, 16–17 June 2021
16 June 2021 to 17 June 2021. Updated 26 October 2026.
Over 2 days, 47 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for storms and rain: 53 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 17 June, with 31 zones.
17 June was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 6.5 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 62 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 10 storms episodes, it is number 3.
- Until then, no storms episode in the archive had been this widespread.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 16 June | — | 22 | 49 | storms, rain |
| Thu 17 June | — | 31 | 81 | storms, rain |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 68 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: 131.0 l/m² of rain in 24 h at Aroche (Aracena) on 17 June; a 118 km/h gust at Cerler, Cogulla (Pirineo oscense) on 17 June.
| Zone | Most rain in 24 h | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| Aracena | 131.0 l/m² Aroche · 17 June | 40 km/h El Campillo · 17 June |
| Llanada alavesa | 73.8 l/m² Agurain/salvatierra, Opakua · 16 June | 56 km/h Agurain/salvatierra, Opakua · 17 June |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | 70.6 l/m² Rasquera · 17 June | 62 km/h Rasquera · 17 June |
| Pirineo de Girona | 57.4 l/m² La Molina · 17 June | 68 km/h Planoles · 17 June |
| Suroccidental asturiana | 57.4 l/m² Taramundi, Ouria · 17 June | 46 km/h Villayón, Oneta · 17 June |
| Cordillera y Picos de Europa | 54.8 l/m² Cabrales · 17 June | 66 km/h Sotres, Parque Nacional Picos de Europa · 16 June |
| Pirineo de Lleida | 53.0 l/m² Torre de Cabdella · 17 June | 85 km/h Tuixent · 17 June |
| Gipuzkoa litoral | 51.6 l/m² Irun · 17 June | 69 km/h Zumaia · 16 June |
| Litoral norte de Tarragona | 47.0 l/m² Reus (centre Lectura) · 17 June | 52 km/h Reus Aeropuerto · 17 June |
| Central y Valles Mineros | 46.4 l/m² Oviedo · 16 June | 35 km/h Oviedo · 16 June |
| Depresión central de Barcelona | 45.6 l/m² Berga · 17 June | 83 km/h Berga · 17 June |
| Prepirineo de Barcelona * | 45.6 l/m² Berga · 17 June | 83 km/h Berga · 17 June |
| Bizkaia interior | 44.0 l/m² Abadiño, Urkiola · 17 June | 59 km/h Güeñes · 16 June |
| Cantabria del Ebro | 43.5 l/m² Reinosa · 17 June | 38 km/h Reinosa · 16 June |
| Gipuzkoa interior | 43.0 l/m² Segura · 16 June | 58 km/h Ordizia · 16 June |
| Cordillera Cantábrica de León | 40.8 l/m² Quintana del Castillo, Villameca · 17 June | 59 km/h Barrios de Luna, Miñera · 16 June |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | 39.8 l/m² Llorac · 17 June | 57 km/h Llorac · 17 June |
| Miño de Ourense | 38.8 l/m² Ourense · 16 June | 62 km/h Ourense · 16 June |
| Pirineo oscense | 37.0 l/m² Cerler, Cogulla · 17 June | 118 km/h Cerler, Cogulla · 17 June |
| Cinco Villas de Zaragoza | 34.8 l/m² Ejea de los Caballeros · 17 June | 60 km/h Sos del Rey Católico · 17 June |
And 25 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 53 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 33 of them (median: 14 h) and for the current hour in the other 20: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 34 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Orange issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordillera Cantábrica de León | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 10:39 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Bierzo de León | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:46 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Centro de Lugo | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:46 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Cordillera y Picos de Europa | Wed 16 | Sun 13 Jun, 23:50 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:46 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Miño de Ourense | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:46 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Montaña de Lugo | Wed 16 | Sun 13 Jun, 23:50 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:46 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Montaña de Ourense | Wed 16 | Sun 13 Jun, 23:50 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:46 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Sur de Lugo | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:46 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Sur de Ourense | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:46 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Suroccidental asturiana | Wed 16 | Sun 13 Jun, 23:50 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:46 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Valdeorras | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | Tue 15 Jun, 21:50 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Central y Valles Mineros | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | 16:29 | 16:00 · for the current hour |
| Bizkaia interior | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | 17:07 | 17:00 · for the current hour |
| Cantabria del Ebro | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | 17:07 | 17:00 · for the current hour |
| Centro y valle de Villaverde | Wed 16 | Mon 14 Jun, 11:32 yellow | 17:07 | 17:00 · for the current hour |
And 38 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 99 changes at orange or red
Tue 15 June
- Cordillera Cantábrica de León: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 12:00–22:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de León: Raises the storms warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 12:00–22:00. Strong gusts.
- Centro de Huesca, Cinco Villas de Zaragoza, Pirineo oscense: Issues a orange rain warning: Thursday 17, 12:00–22:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Centro de Huesca, Cinco Villas de Zaragoza, Pirineo oscense: Issues a orange storms warning: Thursday 17, 12:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Centro de Navarra, Gipuzkoa interior, Gipuzkoa litoral, Pirineo navarro, Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Issues a orange rain warning: Thursday 17, 12:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Centro de Navarra, Gipuzkoa interior, Gipuzkoa litoral, Pirineo navarro, Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Issues a orange storms warning: Thursday 17, 12:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Bierzo de León: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 12:00–22:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Bierzo de León: Raises the storms warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 12:00–22:00. Strong gusts.
- Centro de Lugo, Cordillera y Picos de Europa, Miño de Ourense, Montaña de Lugo, Montaña de Ourense, Sur de Lugo, Sur de Ourense, Suroccidental asturiana: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 12:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Centro de Lugo, Cordillera y Picos de Europa, Miño de Ourense, Montaña de Lugo, Montaña de Ourense, Sur de Lugo, Sur de Ourense, Suroccidental asturiana: Raises the storms warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 12:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Valdeorras: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 12:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Valdeorras: Raises the storms warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 12:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
Wed 16 June
- Centro de Huesca, Pirineo oscense: Extends the orange rain warning: now until 24:00 on Thursday 17. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Centro de Huesca, Pirineo oscense: Extends the orange storms warning: now until 24:00 on Thursday 17. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Pirineo de Lleida: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 15:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Pirineo de Lleida: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 15:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Gipuzkoa interior, Gipuzkoa litoral: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Thursday 17, 12:00–24:00. Up to 50 mm in 12 h.
- Central y Valles Mineros: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 17:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Central y Valles Mineros: Raises the storms warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 17:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Bizkaia interior, Cantabria del Ebro, Centro y valle de Villaverde, Cuenca del Nervión, Llanada alavesa, Rioja alavesa: Raises the storms warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 18:00–20:00.
- Condado de Treviño, Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos, Norte de Burgos: Raises the storms warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 18:00–20:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Gipuzkoa interior: Raises the storms warning to orange: Wednesday 16, 18:00–20:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Pirineo de Lleida: Brings the orange rain warning forward: now from 12:00 on Thursday 17. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Pirineo de Lleida: Brings the orange storms warning forward: now from 12:00 on Thursday 17. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 10:00–22:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Ribera del Ebro de Zaragoza: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 10:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Sur de Huesca: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–22:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Sur de Huesca: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
Thu 17 June
- Depresión central de Lleida: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Depresión central de Lleida: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Depresión central de Tarragona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 10:00–22:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Depresión central de Tarragona, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 10:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Bizkaia interior, Bizkaia litoral, Cuenca del Nervión, Llanada alavesa, Ribera del Ebro de Navarra, Rioja alavesa: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Bizkaia interior, Bizkaia litoral, Cuenca del Nervión, Llanada alavesa, Ribera del Ebro de Navarra, Rioja alavesa: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Valle de Arán: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Valle de Arán: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Condado de Treviño: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–22:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Condado de Treviño: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Gipuzkoa interior, Gipuzkoa litoral: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 12:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Litoral norte de Castellón: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 14:00–16:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Litoral sur de Castellón: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 14:00–16:00. Se observan tormentas muy fuertes en la comarca de la Plana Alta.
- Litoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 15:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Litoral norte de Tarragona, Prelitoral norte de Tarragona: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 17:00–22:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Depresión central de Barcelona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 19:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
- Depresión central de Barcelona: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 19:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Pirineo de Girona, Prepirineo de Barcelona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Thursday 17, 19:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
- Pirineo de Girona, Prepirineo de Barcelona: Raises the storms warning to orange: Thursday 17, 19:00–24:00. Hail possible · strong gusts.
- Aracena: Issues a orange rain warning: Thursday 17, 21:00–23:00. Up to 58 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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