Catalonia on alert for the arrival of a possible 'mini Mediterranean hurricane'

Catalonia is preparing to face a possible Mediterranean hurricane starting this afternoon, with rain accumulation of more than two hundred liters per square meter in about six hours and strong winds, with tornadoes and sea storms in some parts of the territory, Civil Protection and the Meteorological Service of Catalonia (Meteocat) reported at a press conference.

The director of Meteocat, Sara Sarroca, and the person responsible for forecasting this service, Santi Segalà, have explained that the prediction indicates that the rain situation that Catalonia is already experiencing "can become very complicated" in the coming hours, until reaching "an exceptional episode."

Segalà explained that all prediction models point to the creation of what is technically called a mesoscale convective system (MCS), which can cause "a mini Mediterranean hurricane."

This system will affect the coastal and pre-coastal regions of Tarragona, Barcelona and Girona, and could be extended tomorrow to regions in the interior of Girona.