La Palma on orange alert due to rain
Up to 120 litres per square meter have fallen over the last four hours in certain places across the island and over 200 lightning bolts have been recorded. Weather models could not predict such intense rainfall, but the air mass has become trapped due to the orography, causing heavy rainfall and snow in areas of high altitude.
Tormenta en La Palma
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There has been rain and lightning storms which even the most advanced meteorological models could not have predicted, with 120 litres per square metre falling over a period of four hours in areas of La Palma . Although there had been warning of rain, this much was not expected, and experts have informed us that there are circumstances such as the orography of a place which means the forecast can change.
