The severe weather that has been battering Andalucia for days on end is not over yet.
A new Atlantic storm system is heading to the peninsula, with alerts from state weather agency in effect on Friday and Saturday.
The latter day will bring the worst of conditions over the weekend, with areas like Grazalema (the ground zero of Storm Leonardo) back on an orange alert.
The whole Grazalema district of Cadiz was evacuated on Thursday due to the high risk of landslides following consistent rainfall and overwhelming flooding of its streets and homes.
Friday’s weather warnings
Friday will offer a brief respite from the worst of the weather, yellow alerts for heavy rain and strong gusts remain in place in Grazalema and Ronda – the worst hit regions by Storm Leonardo.
Elsewhere, yellow warnings for winds of up to 70km/hr are in effect for the majority of Almeria and inland areas of Granada, plus much of Jaen province.
Saturday will be worse
The worst of the weather this weekend is expected on Saturday.
The wind warnings affecting the eastern half of Andalucia on Friday will continue throughout Saturday.
In the western half, the whole of Sevilla and Huelva provinces are on a yellow warning for heavy rainfall, plus some parts of Cadiz.
Grazalema, meanwhile, is once again under the eye of the storm and is under an orange warning.
State weather agency Aemet is warning of 80mm of rainfall in 12 hours.
The Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce Valley will avoid a rain warning but are on a yellow alert for strong winds of up to 70km/hr.
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