Catalonia faces a new rainy afternoonbut with the novelty that this time they will be extended throughout the entire territory.
The Meteorological Service of Catalonia (SMT) has issued an advisory of risk of rain intensity and another for violent weather affects all countiesbut whose maximum affectation is concentrated in those of the Central Catalonia and the eastern part of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees.
Some precipitation expected to exceed 20 l/m2 in 30 minutes and that they can be accompanied by storms and, locally, violent weather (gusts of wind of more than 90 km/h and hail).
Precisely in this last aspect, there are three counties that are at risk due to violent weather: Ripolles -very high risk level- and Osona Y Bergueda -high level-.
The rains may even reach the coast and from 18:00 they will move to the province of Tarragona.
⚠ Updating the weather forecast of perill (#SMP) per feather intensity ⚠
➡ Dv. 12:00 UT to 12:00 UT
➡ Llindar representatiu: Precipitation intensity > 20 mm / 30 minutes
➡ Grau de perill max: ? 4/6
➡ Extension: general pic.twitter.com/euZfvDCraK
— Meteocat (@meteocat) August 5, 2022
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This rainy episode coincides with the weekend Operation Exit, which can complicate the movement of vehicles on the Catalan road network. For that reason, from Civil Protection extreme caution is requested, especially in mobility and activities abroad.
The deputy director of the emergency body of the Generalitat, Imma Solehas asked maximum caution when traveling: “If we can’t get around safely, we should stop and wait for the rain to pass.” He has also demanded “look at the weather and traffic information before making the trip to do it safely”.