Overall Green Flood in Spain from 16 Jan 2026 01:00 UTC to 20 Feb 2026 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green Flood

in Spain

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1103727
Death:	3
Displaced:	4603
Countries:	Spain
From - To	16 Jan - 20 Feb

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Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 30 Jan 2026 02:00

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 31 Jan 2026 03:40

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 01 Feb 2026 21:05

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationMon, 02 Feb 2026 07:30

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 03 Feb 2026 19:00

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 05 Feb 2026 02:00

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Portugal - Severe weather (ECHO 10 Feb 2026)Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:17

Very heavy rainfall, strong winds and high waves have been affecting southern Portugal, causing floods and severe weather-related incidents that resulted in casualties, evacuations and damage.
Authorities report that one person died in the municipality of Serpa (Beja district, Alentejo region, southeastern Portugal) while hundreds of people have been evacuated in different regions of the country. The total amount of casualties since January 28th is now 11. Moreover, Douro (Douro and Porto regions) Vouga, Águeda (Aveiro region), Mondego (Coimbra region), Lis (Leiria region), Tejo (Medio Tejo, Lezíria do Tejo and Lisbon regions) and Sado (Alentejo Litoral region) Rivers burst its banks, leaving some towns unaccesible.
The Copernicus Emergency Management Service () was activated on?3?February for Portugal, and 13 products have been published so far.
For the next?24?hours, heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected across most of Portugal.

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 06 Feb 2026 15:37

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 07 Feb 2026 04:30

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 08 Feb 2026 17:05

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationMon, 09 Feb 2026 02:45

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 10 Feb 2026 03:03

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 15 Feb 2026 09:22

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 13 Feb 2026 22:10

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 14 Feb 2026 06:10

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationMon, 16 Feb 2026 02:17

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 17 Feb 2026 21:18

[EMSR861] Storm Kristin and Flooding in Central Portugal, Galicia and Andalusia, Spain

Storms Nils and Oriana, Aragon Region, Spain, Mid-February 2026Local media reported flooding after in areas of the Aragon Region of Spain, after heavy rain from several storms in February 2026. The Government of Aragon activated its Flood Plan (Procinar) on 12 February, placing it at the alert level, due to the rising river levels. On 17 February, the local government of Zaragoza, capital of the region, said floodwaters of the Ebro River reached the city without causing significant problems. Some roads were losed around the outskirts of the city. On 16 February, houses were evacuated in Torre Urzaiz and Alfajarín as a precaution.Fri 20 Feb 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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