Overview
- - The fast-building convective storm that struck Tuesday afternoon brought large hail, intense lightning and wind gusts over 60 km/h, with street flooding reported in Olot and on Barcelona’s coastal ring road.
- - Emergency services said the 112 line logged 215 calls by 7 p.m., leading to 93 incidents concentrated in Vallès Oriental and Barcelonès, with most cases involving fallen branches and pooled water and no injuries reported.
- - Protecció Civil activated the Inuncat flood plan to manage flash-flood risk, while the Catalan weather service issued a top-level “violent weather” alert for Ripollès and parts of Garrotxa that warned of large hail, damaging gusts and possible tornadoes.
- - Transport officials closed the B-112 between Collbató and the Montserrat cable car due to rockfall, and rail operator Renfe ran a shuttle between Terrassa and Manresa before restoring regular service to two trains per hour around 7 p.m.
- - Meteorologists said the most intense rain would ease overnight, with lighter showers on Wednesday and a cooler air mass moving in, after stations such as Montserrat measured more than 52 liters per square meter in just a few hours.