THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY · EVENT← TODAY'S COVERTHE WATER
A red warning covers the Barcelona and Girona coasts, where up to about 200 l/m² could fall in 12 hours. Inland, the storm's earlier cell killed a 102-year-old woman at Madrigueras on Oct 1–2, and in France, Pyrénées-Orientales and Aude are on orange. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
7 turning points on record since Sep 28.
Oct 4easing → peak
Oct 3peak → easing · eased sharply
Oct 2building → peak
Oct 1peak → building · intensified sharply
Sep 30↑ intensified sharply
Sep 29reclassified severe → water · building → peak · became confirmed
Sep 28reclassified quiet → severe · no-signal → building · moved onto the top line · intensified sharply
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyBangkok's flood margin, a red over Catalonia, a moderate flood risk in South Texas and a red storm alert in southern Brazil.
AviationIntense rain over Barcelona and South Texas, and storm gusts over southern Brazil.
CONNECTED
Too much water and too little — Catalonia takes up to 200 l/m² under a red warning, while the Rhine at Kaub holds at 7 cm, far below a full barge's draught..