No. 1001

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No. 1001 · Thursday, October 1, 2026

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  1. 1AEMET aviso especial and warning upgrade, Thu Oct 1 2026, via COPE Valencia (published 10:01 CEST) and Infobae (reported) — red warning for the whole Valencian coast (Valencia and Castellón) from 18:00 Oct 1 to 02:00 Oct 2, orange before and after; about 90 l/m2 in one hour and up to 160 l/m2 in two hours; orange from 14:00 Thu for Valencia, Castellón, northern Alicante and southern Tarragona, Catalonia's orange to noon Fri; a 70% probability of more than 150 l/m2 in under six hours, locally up to 200 l/m2 in a few hours; worst Thursday night into Friday morning.
  2. 2Valencia city and Generalitat measures via COPE Valencia, Oct 1 2026 (reported) — classes cancelled in flood-prone and affected zones Oct 1-2; parks and gardens including the Turia garden closed; outdoor municipal sport suspended; emergency services activated since midnight.
  3. 3Météo-France vigilance communiqués and regional desks (france3-régions, franceinfo), Oct 1 2026 (reported) — Vigilance Rouge pluie-inondation lifted overnight in Gard and Hérault; Hérault remains red for river flooding (crues); Gard and Bouches-du-Rhône orange; about 338 mm at Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, 299 mm at Colognac; the Lez peaked near 4.32 m and the Vidourle near 3.48 m, both falling; no deaths, one person lightly injured, about 55 rescues.
  4. 4Royal Irrigation Department via Khaosod English, Oct 1 2026 (reported) — Chao Phraya Dam discharge raised step by step from 2,200 to 2,300 m3/s, within an authorised ceiling of 2,500 m3/s; water reaches Ayutthaya on Oct 3; riverside residents in Ayutthaya, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Ratchaburi and Samut Songkhram urged to prepare to evacuate; Bangkok's river level expected to stay about 40 cm below the flood barriers; more rain forecast Oct 4-6.
  5. 5Royal Irrigation Department and National Water Resources Committee via Thai PBS World and Thai Enquirer, Oct 1 2026 (reported) — flow at Nakhon Sawan projected to peak near 3,010 m3/s on Oct 2; combined flow above the Chao Phraya Dam 3,600-3,700 m3/s.
  6. 6Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation via Nation Thailand and the Bangkok Post, Oct 1 2026 (reported) — 2,932,661 people and 1,041,307 households affected in 195 districts of 31 provinces; about 2,700 km2 flooded, 2,208 km2 in the Central Plains; in Bangkok 748 communities in 15 districts still flooded. Toll on two counting bases: 24 in the department's count of the current event since Sep 16, up to 40 in the government's nationwide count; relayed, not re-counted.
  7. 7NHC Hurricane Rachel Public Advisory 17, 200 AM MST Thu Oct 1 2026 (0900Z), read directly from nhc.noaa.gov — 19.4 N 109.3 W, about 245 mi S of Cabo San Lucas and 245 mi WSW of Cabo Corrientes; maximum sustained 100 mph (155 km/h); 972 mb; WNW at 6 mph; passing south of the Baja California peninsula today; expected to become a major hurricane within the next couple of days; no coastal watches or warnings; additional rain 2-4 in, isolated storm totals 12 in, over coastal Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco; life-threatening surf spreading to Baja California through the end of the week.
  8. 8WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook Day 1, issued 0811Z Thu Oct 1 2026, valid 12Z Oct 1 to 12Z Oct 2 — Moderate risk over the central and southern Plains and western Corn Belt, about 15,322,959 people and 87,282 sq mi inside the Moderate area; Day 2 Moderate over much of Texas including Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio; Day 3 Slight; 2-4 in widespread, locally 5+ in, from tropical moisture, a cold front and a 35-45 kt low-level jet over saturated soils.
  9. 9NWS Guam (Tiyan) Tropical Storm Choi-wan (26W) local statement, 2 PM ChST Thu Oct 1 2026, via api.weather.gov — 16.8 N 147.5 E, about 290 mi NE of Guam; 45 mph; WNW at 18 mph, slowing tonight; forecast to intensify, possibly a typhoon Friday afternoon, turning north along the far northern Marianas; Tropical Storm Warning for Tinian, Saipan, Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan; Typhoon Watch for Alamagan, Pagan and Agrihan.
  10. 10NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook, 200 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026 — tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the next 7 days across the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf.