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EASTERN SPAIN — A SECOND EPISODE DUE AS ORANGE REACHES PROVENCE
On the board · October 7, 2026 →THE WATER
Warnings in Spain ease to lower tiers, but a very adverse second episode is forecast for the Mediterranean east from Oct 8 to 10. Across the border, orange for storms covers the Var, Gard and Bouches-du-Rhône. Two people have died, and one is still missing at Pineda de Mar. Barcelona's El Raval took 193 l/m² in six hours on the first night. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
9 turning points on record since Sep 28 — the 8 most recent shown.
Oct 7easing → building
Oct 6peak → easing
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
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyA hurricane forecast for the northern Gulf Coast, and floods in Thailand, Vietnam, Spain and Senegal.
CONNECTED
Too much water and too little — the Mediterranean braces for a second episode, while the Rhine at Kaub holds at 3 cm..