Spain’s national weather agency Aemet has issued a special alert as hurricane Kirk, which has now been downgraded to a storm, is set to arrive tomorrow, October 9.
Amber and yellow weather warnings are covering huge swathes of the country, with the north west of the country expected to be hardest hit.
Forecasters predict the storm will bring “very strong gusts of wind” for large parts of the country, along with heavy rainfall in the north west.
Winds could even reach up to 120km/h in the Southwestern Asturia region. Amber warnings for “violent north-west wind” are in place along the Cantanbrian and Biscay coastlines. “Possible hurricane-force gusts” are expected in the Cantabrian region, Galicia, the Pyrenees and northern Iberia.
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