ClimavisoWind and rain in Andalucía, Illes Balears and elsewhere, 19–22 October 2023
19 October 2023 to 22 October 2023. Updated 26 October 2026.
It coincides with storm Aline, named by IPMA on 17 October 2023. It coincides with storm Bernard, named by IPMA on 20 October 2023.
Over 4 days, 67 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for wind and rain: 85 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 19 October, with 50 zones.
19 October was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 16.8 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 42 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 26 wind episodes, it is number 7.
- There hadn't been a wind episode this widespread since January 2021.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 19 October | — | 50 | 80 | rain, wind |
| Fri 20 October | — | 17 | 72 | wind, rain |
| Sat 21 October | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 22 October | — | 18 | 45 | wind, rain |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 81 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: 124.2 l/m² of rain in 24 h at Torre de Cabdella (Pirineo de Lleida) on 19 October; a 175 km/h gust at Sierra Nevada 'Radiotelescopio' (Nevada y Alpujarras) on 22 October.
| Zone | Most rain in 24 h | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| Pirineo de Lleida | 124.2 l/m² Torre de Cabdella · 19 October | 86 km/h Port Ainé · 19 October |
| Villuercas y Montánchez | 114.4 l/m² Guadalupe · 19 October | 90 km/h Navalvillar de Ibor · 19 October |
| Pirineo oscense | 113.0 l/m² Bielsa · 19 October | 161 km/h Cerler, Cogulla · 19 October |
| Grazalema | 109.0 l/m² Grazalema · 19 October | 104 km/h El Bosque · 22 October |
| Metropolitana y Henares | 100.2 l/m² San Sebastián de los Reyes · 19 October | 74 km/h Madrid, Cuatro Vientos · 19 October |
| Sistema Central de Salamanca | 99.4 l/m² La Covatilla, Estación de Esquí · 19 October | 151 km/h La Covatilla, Estación de Esquí · 19 October |
| Litoral de Huelva | 88.6 l/m² Ayamonte · 22 October | 104 km/h Huelva, Ronda Este · 22 October |
| Sierra y Pedroches | 87.2 l/m² Cardeña · 19 October | 109 km/h Córdoba, Embalse de Guadanuño · 22 October |
| Alcarria de Guadalajara | 86.4 l/m² Guadalajara · 19 October | 85 km/h Zaorejas · 19 October |
| Norte de Cáceres | 85.0 l/m² Tornavacas · 19 October | 74 km/h Piornal · 19 October |
| Aracena | 84.4 l/m² El Campillo · 22 October | 101 km/h El Campillo · 22 October |
| Sierra de San Vicente * | 83.4 l/m² Castillo de Bayuela · 19 October | no reading |
| Andévalo y Condado | 82.8 l/m² Valverde del Camino · 22 October | 100 km/h Villarrasa · 22 October |
| Sistema Central de Ávila | 81.8 l/m² Puerto del Pico · 19 October | 68 km/h Puerto del Pico · 19 October |
| Morena y Condado | 79.5 l/m² Santa Elena · 19 October | 78 km/h Andújar · 22 October |
| Montes de Toledo | 79.0 l/m² Navahermosa · 19 October | 64 km/h San Pablo de los Montes · 19 October |
| Sierra norte de Sevilla | 76.8 l/m² Guadalcanal · 22 October | 80 km/h Cazalla de la Sierra · 19 October |
| Sur de Badajoz | 73.2 l/m² Monesterio · 22 October | 102 km/h Llerena · 19 October |
| Cazorla y Segura | 68.4 l/m² Cazorla · 19 October | 81 km/h Villarrodrigo · 19 October |
| Vegas del Guadiana | 67.2 l/m² Puebla de Obando · 19 October | 98 km/h Alconchel · 19 October |
And 47 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 85 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 74 of them (median: 19 h) and for the current hour in the other 11: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andévalo y Condado | Thu 19 | Mon 16 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Aracena | Thu 19 | Mon 16 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Axarquía | Thu 19 | Tue 17 Oct, 11:32 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 18:00 · 43 h before |
| Campiña cordobesa | Thu 19 | Mon 16 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Campiña sevillana | Thu 19 | Mon 16 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Costa granadina | Thu 19 | Tue 17 Oct, 11:32 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 18:00 · 43 h before |
| Grazalema | Thu 19 | Tue 17 Oct, 11:32 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 18:00 · 43 h before |
| Litoral de Huelva | Thu 19 | Mon 16 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Litoral gaditano | Thu 19 | Tue 17 Oct, 11:32 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Nevada y Alpujarras | Thu 19 | Tue 17 Oct, 11:32 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 18:00 · 43 h before |
| Poniente y Almería Capital | Thu 19 | Tue 17 Oct, 11:32 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Ronda | Thu 19 | Tue 17 Oct, 11:32 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 18:00 · 43 h before |
| Sierra norte de Sevilla | Thu 19 | Mon 16 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Sierra y Pedroches | Thu 19 | Mon 16 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Tue 17 Oct, 23:01 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Pirineo de Lleida | Thu 19 | Mon 16 Oct, 23:50 yellow | Wed 18 Oct, 10:56 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
And 70 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 125 changes at orange or red
Only the changes involving red are listed: there were 125 in all.
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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