Storm Isaack: rain and snow in Andalucía, Cataluña and elsewhere, 7–10 February 2023

7 February 2023 to 10 February 2023. Updated 26 October 2026.

AEMET named this storm Isaack on 6 February 2023.

Over 4 days, 19 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for rain and snow: 32 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 7 February, with 12 zones.

10 February was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 2.9 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).

RedOrangeYellowNo warningEach zone at the highest warning it had during the episode. Grey: no warning on those days.

True-colour satellite image of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands on 7 February 2023 — Spain from space on 7 February 2023, the day with the most zones at orange or red. Image: NASA Worldview.

How it compares

It is number 93 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
Among the 35 rain episodes, it is number 26.
There hadn't been a rain episode this widespread since September 2022.

Day by day

Day	Red	Orange	Yellow	Orange or red warnings for
Tue 7 February	—	12	53	rain, snow
Wed 8 February	—	10	27	rain, snow
Thu 9 February	—	—	28	—
Fri 10 February	—	10	52	wind, cold

Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.

The zones

Zone	Province	Highest level	Warning days
Estrecho	Cádiz	orange	4
Sol y Guadalhorce	Málaga	orange	4
Gúdar y Maestrazgo	Teruel	orange	4
Interior norte de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	4
Pirineo de Girona	Girona	orange	4
Bajo Aragón de Teruel	Teruel	orange	2
Interior sur de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	2
Levante mallorquín	Mallorca	orange	2
Norte y nordeste de Mallorca	Mallorca	orange	2
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Tarragona	orange	2
Sierra Tramontana	Mallorca	orange	2
Pirineo de Lleida	Lleida	orange	4
Pirineo oscense	Huesca	orange	4
Prepirineo de Barcelona	Barcelona	orange	4
Valle de Arán	Lleida	orange	4
Litoral gaditano	Cádiz	orange	3
Campiña gaditana	Cádiz	orange	1
Grazalema	Cádiz	orange	1
Ronda	Málaga	orange	1

And 75 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: 59.6 l/m² of rain in 24 h at Coín (Sol y Guadalhorce) on 7 February; a 103 km/h gust at Tarifa (Estrecho) on 10 February; a low of -10.7 °C at Cap de Vaquèira (Valle de Arán) on 9 February.

Zone	Most rain in 24 h	Strongest gust	Lowest temperature
Sol y Guadalhorce	59.6 l/m² Coín · 7 February	84 km/h Málaga Aeropuerto · 10 February	6.4 °C Benahavís · 7 February
Norte y nordeste de Mallorca	56.6 l/m² Artà · 7 February	55 km/h Port de Pollença · 8 February	6.1 °C Artà · 7 February
Pirineo de Girona	53.4 l/m² La Vall de Bianya · 7 February	46 km/h La Molina · 7 February	-8.1 °C La Molina · 9 February
Sierra Tramontana	50.0 l/m² Escorca, Son Torrella · 7 February	70 km/h Sierra de Alfabia, Bunyola · 8 February	0.3 °C Escorca, Son Torrella · 7 February
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	39.8 l/m² Estación de Tortosa (roquetes) · 7 February	53 km/h Estación de Tortosa (roquetes) · 7 February	2.7 °C Cabacés · 7 February
Levante mallorquín	39.6 l/m² Son Servera · 7 February	55 km/h Son Servera · 7 February	5.2 °C Manacor · 7 February
Bajo Aragón de Teruel	32.8 l/m² Valderrobres · 7 February	26 km/h Calanda · 7 February	-0.5 °C Andorra, Horcallana · 7 February
Estrecho	25.4 l/m² San Roque · 8 February	103 km/h Tarifa · 10 February	9.5 °C Tarifa · 8 February
Interior norte de Castellón	20.0 l/m² Villafranca del Cid/vilafranca · 8 February	45 km/h La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 8 February	-7.4 °C Villafranca del Cid/vilafranca · 10 February
Gúdar y Maestrazgo	19.8 l/m² Castellote · 7 February	32 km/h Mosqueruela · 7 February	-8.7 °C Mosqueruela · 10 February
Pirineo de Lleida	15.2 l/m² Talarn · 8 February	83 km/h Port Ainé · 7 February	-10.6 °C Port Ainé · 9 February
Interior sur de Castellón	13.8 l/m² Atzeneta del Maestrat · 7 February	30 km/h Atzeneta del Maestrat · 8 February	1.8 °C Segorbe · 7 February
Pirineo oscense	9.8 l/m² Sopeira · 8 February	69 km/h Astún, la Raca · 7 February	-9.9 °C Cerler, Cogulla · 9 February
Prepirineo de Barcelona *	5.2 l/m² Berga · 7 February	48 km/h Berga · 8 February	-0.3 °C Berga · 7 February
Litoral gaditano	5.0 l/m² Chipiona · 8 February	95 km/h Barbate · 10 February	5.3 °C Rota, Base Naval · 7 February
Ronda	5.0 l/m² Gaucín · 10 February	58 km/h Alpandeire · 10 February	5.7 °C Ronda Instituto · 10 February
Grazalema	1.2 l/m² Jimena de la Frontera · 10 February	75 km/h El Bosque · 10 February	5.0 °C Grazalema · 10 February
Campiña gaditana	0.0 l/m² San José del Valle · 10 February	101 km/h Medina Sidonia · 10 February	9.6 °C Jerez de la Frontera Aeropuerto · 10 February
Valle de Arán	0.0 l/m² Naut Aran, Arties · 7 February	73 km/h Cap de Vaquèira · 7 February	-10.7 °C Cap de Vaquèira · 9 February

* 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 32 zone-days, and AEMET always issued it ahead of time (median: 25 h). The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 12 h earlier.

Zone	Day	First warning	Orange issued	For · notice
Interior sur de Castellón	Tue 7	Sun 5 Feb, 11:33 orange	Sun 5 Feb, 11:33	18:00 · 54 h before
Bajo Aragón de Teruel	Tue 7	Sun 5 Feb, 11:33 yellow	Sun 5 Feb, 23:00	18:00 · 43 h before
Gúdar y Maestrazgo	Tue 7	Sat 4 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 5 Feb, 23:00	18:00 · 43 h before
Interior norte de Castellón	Tue 7	Sun 5 Feb, 11:33 yellow	Sun 5 Feb, 23:00	18:00 · 43 h before
Pirineo de Girona	Tue 7	Sat 4 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Mon 6 Feb, 11:19	06:00 · 19 h before
Prepirineo de Barcelona	Tue 7	Sat 4 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Mon 6 Feb, 11:19	06:00 · 19 h before
Sol y Guadalhorce	Tue 7	Mon 6 Feb, 10:41 yellow	Mon 6 Feb, 21:46	00:00 · 2 h before
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Tue 7	Mon 6 Feb, 11:19 yellow	Mon 6 Feb, 22:00	22:00 · 24 h before
Estrecho	Tue 7	Mon 6 Feb, 10:40 yellow	Mon 6 Feb, 22:34	00:00 · 86 min before
Norte y nordeste de Mallorca	Tue 7	Sun 5 Feb, 11:33 yellow	Mon 6 Feb, 22:43	12:00 · 13 h before
Levante mallorquín	Tue 7	Sun 5 Feb, 11:33 yellow	11:14	18:00 · 7 h before
Sierra Tramontana	Tue 7	Sun 5 Feb, 11:33 yellow	11:14	18:00 · 7 h before
Bajo Aragón de Teruel	Wed 8	Sun 5 Feb, 23:50 orange	Sun 5 Feb, 23:50	00:00 · 48 h before
Gúdar y Maestrazgo	Wed 8	Sun 5 Feb, 23:50 orange	Sun 5 Feb, 23:50	00:00 · 48 h before
Interior norte de Castellón	Wed 8	Sun 5 Feb, 23:50 orange	Sun 5 Feb, 23:50	00:00 · 48 h before

And 17 more zone-days.

The full timeline: 53 changes at orange or red

Sun 5 February

11:33 Interior sur de Castellón: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 7, 18:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:00 Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 7, 18:00–24:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:00 Gúdar y Maestrazgo, Interior norte de Castellón: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 7, 18:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 8, 00:00–06:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Gúdar y Maestrazgo, Interior norte de Castellón: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 8, 00:00–12:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Interior sur de Castellón: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 8, 00:00–12:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.

Mon 6 February

11:19 Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Brings the orange snow warning forward: now from 16:00 on Tuesday 7. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:19 Gúdar y Maestrazgo: Brings the orange snow warning forward: now from 16:00 on Tuesday 7. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:19 Pirineo de Girona, Prepirineo de Barcelona: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 7, 06:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:46 Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 08:00 on Wednesday 8. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
21:46 Sol y Guadalhorce: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 7, all day. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
22:00 Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Brings the orange snow warning forward: now from 14:00 on Tuesday 7. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
22:00 Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 7, 22:00–24:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
22:00 Gúdar y Maestrazgo: Brings the orange snow warning forward: now from 14:00 on Tuesday 7. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
22:00 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 7, 22:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
22:01 Interior norte de Castellón: Brings the orange snow warning forward: now from 14:00 on Tuesday 7. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
22:01 Interior norte de Castellón: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 7, 22:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
22:01 Interior sur de Castellón: Brings the orange snow warning forward: now from 14:00 on Tuesday 7. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
22:34 Estrecho: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 7, all day. Up to 30 mm in 1 h · 80 mm in 12 h.
22:43 Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 7, 12:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
23:00 Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 8, 00:00–08:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
23:00 Interior norte de Castellón: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 8, 00:00–12:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
23:00 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 8, 00:00–08:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.

Tue 7 February

11:14 Levante mallorquín: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 7, 18:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
11:14 Levante mallorquín, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 8, 00:00–08:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
11:14 Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Pushes the orange rain warning back: now from 18:00 on Tuesday 7. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
11:14 Sierra Tramontana: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 7, 18:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
11:14 Sierra Tramontana: Raises the rain warning to orange: Wednesday 8, 00:00–08:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
11:19 Interior norte de Castellón: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 14:00 on Wednesday 8. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:19 Interior norte de Castellón: Extends the orange rain warning: now until 14:00 on Wednesday 8. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
11:19 Interior sur de Castellón: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 14:00 on Wednesday 8. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:20 Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 10:00 on Wednesday 8. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:20 Bajo Aragón de Teruel: Extends the orange rain warning: now until 10:00 on Wednesday 8. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
11:20 Gúdar y Maestrazgo: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 15:00 on Wednesday 8. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:20 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Extends the orange rain warning: now until 10:00 on Wednesday 8. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
11:23 Estrecho: Issues a orange rain warning: Wednesday 8, 00:00–09:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
11:27 Sol y Guadalhorce: Issues a orange rain warning: Wednesday 8, 00:00–09:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.

Wed 8 February

07:23 Sol y Guadalhorce: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Wednesday 8, 08:00–24:00. Up to 15 mm in 1 h.
11:31 Campiña gaditana, Grazalema, Litoral gaditano: Issues a orange wind warning: Friday 10, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:31 Estrecho: Issues a orange wind warning: Friday 10, 06:00–21:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:31 Pirineo de Girona: Raises the cold warning to orange: Friday 10, 00:00–10:00. Lows of −10 °C.
23:00 Pirineo de Lleida, Pirineo oscense, Valle de Arán: Raises the cold warning to orange: Friday 10, 00:00–10:00. Lows of −10 °C.

Thu 9 February

11:20 Ronda, Sol y Guadalhorce: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 10, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:45 Estrecho: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 24:00 on Friday 10. 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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