A storm system that brought flooding rainfall to Portugal during this past week will move slowly to the east on Sunday bringing the threat for flooding rainfall to more of the Mediterranean coast.
The worst of the weather has ended across Portugal and most of Spain, however, this is after parts of the region experienced flooding rainfall.
On Sunday, the greatest threat for scenes like the one above will unfold from along the southeastern coast of Spain to northwestern Italy. AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Tyler Roys expects the storm to bring 12 to 40 mm (0.50 to 1.5 inches) with locally 75 mm (3 inches) or more as it slowly moves from south of Spain into the western Mediterranean Sea.
The greatest opportunity for the rainfall amounts in excess of 75 mm (3 inches) will be across northeast Spain where areas such as Barcelona could have significant flooding. With the ground already saturated, any torrential rain would quickly trigger new flooding problems.
While a few areas could have significant flooding, the greatest concern from the rainfall is that low-lying and poor drainage areas could quickly fill with water.
Streams and normally dry riverbeds may also turn into swollen rivers. Remember never to cross such waterways; doing so could have deadly consequences.
From Monday through Wednesday, this storm system will slowly cross the Mediterranean Sea bringing locally heavy rainfall to much of Italy and the Balkan Peninsula.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/flooding-threatens-spain-franc/38063285
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