Overall Green Flood alert in Spain from 16 Jan 2026 01:00 UTC to 04 Feb 2026 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert 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:	2
Displaced:	298
Countries:	Spain
From - To	16 Jan - 04 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 05 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.

Storm Leonardo, Castile and León Region, Spain, Early February 2026Local media reported flooding in the Castile and León Region of Spain after heavy rain brought by Storm Leonardo in early February 2026. Heavy snow also caused problems during this period.Tue 3 Feb 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Several thousand people evacuated in southern Spain amid storm Leonard.. 2/5/2026 9:59:00 PM.

MADRID, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rains brought by storm Leonardo have forced the evacuation of around 3,000 to 5,000 people across southern Spain, including the entire population of the small hillside town of Grazalema in Cadiz provinc

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Several thousand people evacuated in southern Spain amid storm Leonard.. 2/5/2026 9:57:00 PM.

MADRID, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rains brought by storm Leonardo have forced the evacuation of around 3,000 to 5,000 people across southern Spain, including the entire population of the small hillside town of Grazalema in Cadiz provinc

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Deadly storm sparks floods in Spain, raises calls to postpone Portugal.. 2/5/2026 8:23:00 PM.

Alcácer do Sal, Portugal, Feb 5 (AFP) Feb 05, 2026 A deadly storm that triggered floods and thousands of evacuations in the Iberian Peninsula sparked calls on Thursday for Portugal''s presidential run-off to be postponed, but electoral offi

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Spagna, le cascate d''acqua dalla cittadina allagata ed evacuata - le .. 2/5/2026 6:55:00 PM.

Nelle spettacolari immagini riprese dal dronte le cascate d''acqua che si sono create nella cittadina di Grazalema, in Spagna, a causa dell''inondazione provocate dalla tempesta Leonardo. Le autorità spagnole hanno ordinato l''evacuazione d

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