Madrid (EFE).- The storm of snow, strong wind and waves is beginning to subside, but 8 communities are still on orange alert (significant risk) due to snowfall up to 30 cm thick in the northern half of the country at levels between 300- 500 meters, informs the Aemet on its website.
Aragón continues in orange level due to accumulations of 30 cm of snow in 24 hours, mainly in the western sector of the Huesca Pyrenees, at any level and rising to 900-1,000 meters the second half of the day; In addition, there is a yellow warning for the risk of avalanches, wind and lows of up to 6 degrees below zero.
The communities of Asturias and Galicia improve in the incidence of adverse meteorological phenomena, although in both the orange combined sea warning from the northwest has been activated with waves of 5 to 6 meters offshore and a northwesterly wind of 50 to 61 km/h (force 7); also in both there is a yellow level due to rain that will leave 40 liters in 12 hours.
Cantabria continues in orange warning due to snow thicknesses of 15 cm in 24 hours in the center and in the Villaverde valley, from 500-600 meters, and due to a combined sea from the northwest with waves of 5 to 6 meters and a west wind between 50 to 61 km/h (force 7), occasionally between 62 and 74 km/h (force 8) in the afternoon.
The Aemet alerts in addition to a yellow warning for rains with a rainfall of 40 liters in 12 hours in areas of the Cantabrian coast and the center of the community.
In the Basque Country, snow thicknesses between 7 and 15 cm are expected, depending on the area, at a snow level between 400-500 meters, although the most important accumulations will occur above 500 meters, affecting the communication routes between provinces; There is also an orange level due to a west wind between 50 and 61 km/h (force 7), occasionally between 62 and 74 km/h (force 8) in the afternoon and waves of 4-5 meters.
Navarra has activated the orange warning for snowfall with thicknesses between 10 and 20 cm in 24 hours at a level of around 400-800; Aemet warns that there is a yellow warning due to the risk of avalanches, thaws and rain that will leave 40 liters in 12 hours.
In the Mediterranean, Catalonia continues in orange due to maximum gusts of wind of 100 km/h and waves that will reach 3 meters, and yellow level due to snowfall and minimums of 6 degrees below zero in the Pyrenees, while the Valencian Community is in orange for maximum gusts of 100 km/h, with a northwesterly wind, and waves of 2-3 meters.
The communities of Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, both Castillas, Madrid and La Rioja have a yellow warning due to wind, waves, snow or minimum temperatures.
Aemet warns that with the orange alert there is a significant meteorological risk, with a certain degree of danger for the usual activities, and with the yellow alert there is no meteorological risk for the population in general, although there is for some specific activity.
