Storm Bruna: orange rain alerts in western Andalucía as Málaga province braces for yellow-level warnings
AEMET is activating orange heavy-rain warnings in Huelva and Seville from midnight as Storm Bruna arrives. Málaga's Ronda area faces a yellow alert on Monday, with the western coast also expected to see heavy rain.
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Storm Bruna is bringing several days of heavy rain to Andalucía, with Spain's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) activating orange-level warnings in parts of the region from midnight on Sunday 8 November. Málaga province is not under orange alert, but its western half is expected to see substantial rainfall over the coming days.
Where the warnings apply
According to Diario Sur, the orange warning, which indicates a significant weather risk, takes effect at 00.00 on Monday across the whole of Huelva province and from 03.00 in the Sierra Norte of Seville. Up to 30 litres per square metre could fall in a single hour there, and both alerts run until 23.59 on Monday, the paper reported.
An earlier Euro Weekly News report on Sunday morning listed Huelva and Seville under yellow warnings, with orange alerts then limited to northern Cáceres and southern Ávila. The later Diario Sur report suggests the Andalusian warnings have since been raised. Readers should check AEMET's official warning map, as levels can change with each new forecast.
In Málaga province, Euro Weekly News reported that Ronda is included in the yellow rain warnings for Monday. Diario Sur has also published a report on a yellow warning in Málaga on Monday for rain of up to 60 litres in 12 hours.
Which parts of Málaga will be wettest
Jesús Riesco, director of AEMET's meteorological centre, told Diario Sur that the rain would begin late on Sunday in the west of the province before spreading eastwards. He said there would be many days of rain as successive fronts pass, with some days wetter than others.
Riesco expects a marked difference between the Ronda area and the westernmost stretch of coast, where rainfall will be heaviest, and the eastern half of the province, which should receive considerably less. Weather models also point to notable, though smaller, totals in the Axarquía mountains, according to the paper.
Euro Weekly News noted that Málaga city, Nerja and the Axarquía were not under orange alerts, although showers cannot be ruled out.
How long it will last
AEMET's outlook, as reported by Euro Weekly News, suggests unsettled weather across much of Spain until at least Wednesday 11 November, with rain possibly continuing into Thursday and Friday. Conditions are expected to improve gradually from Thursday 12 November.
Strong south-westerly winds are also forecast, with gusts of 70 to 90 km/h possible on high ground in Andalucía and around the Strait of Gibraltar. Waves off western Andalucía could approach four metres.
Practical advice
Civil Protection has warned of possible localised flooding and rising rivers, Euro Weekly News reported. Drivers are advised to slow down, use main roads and never drive through flooded stretches, even if the water looks shallow. People should avoid parking near normally dry riverbeds and ravines, where water can rise with little warning, and stay away from exposed promenades, breakwaters and rocky shorelines in rough seas. Residents in vulnerable locations should follow instructions from their ayuntamiento (town hall) and the emergency services.
