The Costa del Sol faces heavy rain and thunderstorms on Sunday as weather warnings cover most of Andalucia during the passage of DANA Adam.
Aemet has issued yellow alerts for the Sol y Guadalhorce and Axarquia areas of Malaga province from 6am until 5.59pm on October 18.
Both areas could receive 20 litres of rain per square metre in an hour, with separate warnings for thunderstorms during the same period.
Much of the region is coloured yellow on the latest warning map, while the Levante area of Almeria faces an orange alert on Sunday night.
There, Aemet forecasts rainfall of 30 litres per square metre in an hour and 80 litres over 12 hours, warning that the latter total could accumulate in just a few hours.
The orange warnings run from 9pm until 11.59pm, following a yellow rainfall alert from 6pm.
In Cadiz, the coast and Strait of Gibraltar will be under yellow warnings from 6am until 7.59pm, with thunderstorms and rainfall potentially reaching 20 litres per square metre in an hour.
The Sevilla countryside and Cordoba’s Subbetica face the same hourly rainfall forecast, with rain and thunderstorm alerts running from midday until 9.59pm.
On the Huelva coast, yellow warnings for rain and thunderstorms will be active from midday until 7.59pm, also with 20 litres per square metre possible in an hour.
In Granada’s Nevada and Alpujarras, the rainfall warning runs from midday until 5.59pm, with the same hourly accumulation forecast.
Meanwhile, Cazorla and Segura in Jaen face a yellow rainfall alert from midday until 9.59pm, with up to 15 litres per square metre in an hour.
The Andalucian warnings come as parts of Valencia and Alicante face red alerts on Sunday, with 200 litres per square metre forecast over 12 hours and some locations potentially receiving 300 litres in a day.
Residents are advised to check updated warnings before travelling, clear drains around their homes and secure loose outdoor objects.
Civil Protection warns against crossing flooded roads on foot or by car, or parking in dry riverbeds where water levels can rise suddenly.
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