Storm Regina Set to Hit Canary Islands and Mainland Spain
A new, high-impact storm named Regina by the Portuguese meteorological service will bring heavy rainfall to the Canary Islands and southern and eastern parts of mainland Spain from tomorrow, Monday, according to information released this Sunday by the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
Yellow Wind Warnings for Western Isles
Tomorrow, Monday, Regina will reach the Canary archipelago, with areas of La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, and Tenerife under a yellow weather warning for wind gusts that could reach 70 kilometres per hour. The Strait of Gibraltar and areas along the coasts of Granada, Almería, Murcia, and Alicante will also be on alert, although in these areas winds are expected to remain between 50 and 60 kilometres per hour.
A Season of Storms and Replenished Reservoirs
In recent months, successive storms have swept across the country, causing significant material damage, particularly in Andalusia. However, they have also helped to recover water levels in reservoirs that, in many cases, had been at a pronounced deficit. These reservoirs are now overflowing, even in territories recently afflicted by severe droughts.
Record-Equalling Storm Season
Regina is the fourteenth high-impact storm—those that are named—this season. Between December and February, coinciding with the months of meteorological winter, there have already been thirteen others, the most recent being named Pedro. It will be the seventeenth storm since the season began in October. With Regina, this season equals the record for the highest number of named storms, set in the 2023/24 season. On that occasion, the seventeenth storm (Renata) was named on 14 April.
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