Overview
- Ibiza airport was inundated and operations halted for about an hour, with Aena reporting 24 cancellations on Ibiza and 19 on Mallorca.
- AEMET measured up to 119.6 liters per square meter on Ibiza, including 60 liters in one hour at the airport during the heaviest burst.
- A lightning strike cut power to 576 households on Formentera, contributing to roughly 880 electricity customers without service across the Balearics.
- Spain’s military emergency unit (UME) was deployed for pumping and cleanup, and authorities issued mobile alerts urging residents to avoid travel.
- Southern Catalonia faced red alerts, flash floods and people trapped in vehicles as officials told residents to stay indoors, with no fatalities reported and agencies warning of further severe storms and localized tornado risk.