Catalonia keeps INUNCAT flood alert in place through Tuesday morning
Catalonia’s Civil Protection service kept the INUNCAT flood plan on alert as rain was forecast across the region on 19 October, with heavy showers in eastern, coastal and pre-coastal areas. Some coastal locations could receive 60 litres per square metre in three hours.
Event / data period: 2026-10-19
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A notice published on 18 October by the town of Montornès del Vallès, attributing the information to Catalonia’s Civil Protection service, said the Meteorological Service of Catalonia expected rain across the region on Monday, with heavy showers in eastern Catalonia, coastal and pre-coastal areas, Central Catalonia and the central and eastern Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees.
The forecast said showers could become locally torrential in parts of the coast and pre-coast from Monday midday into Tuesday morning, with accumulations of 60 litres per square metre in three hours. Storms and locally severe weather were also possible. Civil Protection advised people to avoid unnecessary travel, keep away from rivers and flood-prone areas, avoid crossing water-covered roads on foot or by vehicle, and not park in stream beds or flood-prone underground areas.
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Municipal notice relaying the Civil Protection forecast.
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Heavy-rain forecast
The forecast cited a possible 60 l/m² in three hours in some coastal areas, with locally severe weather possible.
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Period and threshold follow the forecast attributed to Civil Protection and the Meteorological Service in the town’s 18 October notice.
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