Rain Pre-alert Activation
The Government of the Canary Islands, through the General Directorate of Emergencies, declares a rain pre-alert situation throughout the archipelago, starting at 07:00 tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18.

Territorial scope: Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands

Observations:

Episode of persistent and intense rains over the Canary Islands. It will especially affect the north and northwest-facing slopes of the mountainous islands, although precipitation can be expected at any time in all parts of the islands.

Precipitation will begin in the northwest and west of La Palma already from Wednesday morning, extending throughout the morning across the island of El Hierro, with special impact in the summit area, and across the north of the island of Tenerife and, more weakly and scattered, the north and west of the island of Gran Canaria. In the afternoon, instability will cross, entering from the southwest, the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. The highest accumulations will be recorded in the northwest quadrant of La Palma and in the Acentejo region, in Tenerife, where 30 mm in 24 hours may be reached and exceeded, with intensities of more than 10 mm in 1 hour.

On Thursday, and already from the morning, the rains will be more intense and persistent, and will once again begin affecting the island of La Palma in the northwest and the summits, to extend throughout the morning across the entire island, with strong intensities that may reach and exceed 25 mm in one hour, especially in the northern half.

Already in the afternoon, they will also intensely affect the islands of El Hierro, especially the El Golfo area, and the entire island of La Gomera, also extending across Tenerife, with special impact on the central summits and the northwest of the island, as well as in the northeast extreme, in the Anaga massif; in all these areas, 25 mm of precipitation in one hour may be reached and exceeded. At night, the rains will intensely reach the island of Gran Canaria, especially the central and western summits of the island. The highest accumulations will be recorded in the north of La Palma and the surroundings of La Caldera de Taburiente, as well as in the high summits and mid-slopes of Tenerife, where 60 mm in 12 hours.