High tides, wind, rain and snow across northern Spain and eastern Andalucía
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 @ 2:10 PM
ELEVEN provinces in Spain are on alert from the met office over wind, rain and snow, leading to tidal waves in coastal areas.
And 'orange warning', meaning very high risk has been launched for the provinces of A Coruña and Lugo, in the north-western region of Galicia after reports claimed waves off the coast could reach five metres (just over 16 feet) in height.
Elsewhere in Galicia, 'yellow' warnings, meaning moderately high risk have been issued for the provinces of Pontevedra over tidal waves and Ourense for snow, mainly in mountainous areas.
In the central region of Castilla y León, snow warnings have been launched for the provinces of Palencia, León and Zamora and around two inches (five centimetres) are expected, whilst in Asturias on the north coast, the south-west of the region is expected to see just over three inches (eight centimetres) and high winds are forecast along the coast.
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