The system was named Gloria by the Spanish meteorological agency AEMET on 18 January, becoming the tenth named storm of the 2019–20 European windstorm season.The Free University of Berlin named the system Ilka. Storm Gloria was a Mediterranean storm which affected eastern Spain and southernmost France with high winds and heavy rainfall. A powerful winter storm battered Spain for a third day on Tuesday, bringing strong winds, heavy rains, and massive waves to a region that's seen at least four deaths linked to the severe weather. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (right) and Mayor of Peniscola Andres Martinez (left) discover the extent of damage and damage caused by Storm Gloria in the village of Peniscola, Castellon, eastern Spain January 25, 2020. The Spanish meteorological agency has placed 33 of its 55 provinces on high alert. Spain's Mediterranean coast and Balearic Islands bear brunt of Storm Gloria. 20/01/2020. January 23, 2020 January 23, 2020: Storm Gloria has claimed lives of nine people and left four other missing in Spain. Storm Gloria: Four people killed as Spain gripped by snow, freezing temperatures and strong winds. Storm surge flooded 3 km inland along Spain’s eastern coast 20 to 22 January 2020. Storm Filomena causes rare heavy snow in Spain – in pictures A dog plays in the snow in Madrid. A potent storm is battering Spain and Morocco, bringing powerful winds, pounding waves and plentiful precipitation as it … Get the Spain weather forecast. SPAIN has been hit by a freak snow blizzard that will last up to five days, according to the latest BBC weather forecast, in what could be the 'most intense' snowfall to strike the country on record. Spanish weather agency AEMET, forecasts showers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plane, or so the saying goes, but you try telling that to the people of Villarreal this evening. Storm Gloria severely affected almost all of Spain, north of Galicia as far as Santander even suffered. Forecast for Christmas 2020 in Europe: Anticyclonic,… (228) Winter 2020/21 will start with heavy frosts and… (210) Typhoon Goni exploded into 2020´s strongest storm on… (202) Forecast for World: Winter 2020/21 and Summer 2021… (201) *WINTER FORECAST 2020/2021* - FINAL OUTLOOK (186) Orange San Francisco and 3,1 mil. By. January 24, 2020 June 17, 2020 Spain 0 Comments Gloria has devastated Spain’s Ebro river delta causing serious flooding as the sea washed nearly two miles inland. Waves hit a partially damage bridge during a storm in Badalona's beach, outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. But the Mediterranean coast and the land were badly affected for 3 full days especially from 20 to 23 January 2020, trying for the regions concerned. Aemet declared a red alert across 10 provinces in expectation of winds of up to 130 kilometres per hour (80 mph), seven-metre (22-foot) waves and heavy snowfall. Access hourly, 10 day and 15 day forecasts along with up to the minute reports and videos from AccuWeather.com 5 Gusts of up to 150kph are predicted at higher altitudes in the Pyrénées as Storm Barbara sweeps up from Spain on Tuesday, according to La Chaîne Météo, while higher temperatures will mean the early snow that has fallen - which arrived about a month earlier than is typical - will melt quickly, prompting experts to warn of possible flooding. More than 200,000 people are without power and weather alerts have been activated in around 33 provinces. Effects of Storm Gloria in Spain: “Recovery will be very tough” Valencia leader Ximo Puig demands swift action from the central government to deal with the aftermath of a weather event that has killed at least 13 people. 11 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00. Photograph: Benjamin Cremel/AFP/Getty In parts of France, Gloria dumped approximately two months' worth of rain in just two days. Storm Gloria: Spanish town submerged in sea foam as tidal surge sweeps two miles inland . Powerful Storm Gloria lashed parts of Spain on Sunday with high winds, heavy rain and snow, forcing the closure of Alicante airport and killing one man in the northern region of Asturias. Salt sent to Spain’s snowy centre in storm solution and show of ‘solidarity’ by Costa Blanca cities . Three people still missing, latest report says . 2020-01-27T21:46:28.257Z. Storm Gloria batters Spain with high winds and snowfall. A seagull flies amid a storm in Barcelona's beach, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. An impressive deep cyclone named Storm Barbara by the Spanish meteorological agency is moving into Europe on October 20, 2020, bringing powerful winds and very heavy rainfall. Fatalities have been reported in Asturias, Gandia, Avila and Moixent. (atlas) El País. Valenciana, Spain - June 01 2020 : Storm damaged house and beach in Guardamar - Acheter cette photo libre de droit et découvrir des images similaires sur Adobe Stock 0. Alicante Airport was also temporarily shut, disrupting over 200 flights. The death toll from Storm Gloria has increased to 13 people on Friday, with another four people still missing, after the east coast of Spain was battered from Sunday through most of Wednesday by gale-force winds of up to 140km/hr, torrential rain and heavy snow. The storm, named “Gloria” by the State Meteorological Agency of Spain, AEMET, produced waves of over 8 metres along the coastline of south-eastern Spain on 20 January. Storm Gloria in Spain kills 9, leaves four missing By Disaster Report. Jan. 21, 2020 at 4:58 p.m. UTC. A storm raging through much of eastern Spain has claimed at least four lives and cut off power to hundreds of thousands. The snow continued overnight and … Tarragona - 24 Jan 2020 - 08:43 UTC. The Spanish meteorological agency has placed 33 of its 55 provinces on high alert. Waves hit a partially damage bridge during a storm in Badalona's beach, outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. At least 13 people have died in Spain and more than 1 500 were evacuated in southwest France, authorities confirmed on January 24, 2020, after powerful Storm Gloria caused widespread flooding and left a trail of destruction in its wake. Storm Gloria kills thirteenth in Spain . Share. Huge waves continued to crash upon many harbours and seafront promenades, with rivers now overflowing and causing flooding. The first to feel its effects are Portugal and Spain where Red and Orange alerts are in effect today. Image: Copernicus EMS. Cristina Hodgson-19 Oct, 2020 @ 18:00. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu) Residents were also told to avoid beachfront areas in the region due to the violent seas. 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