Spain's fourth storm in 12 days will see widespread rain continue
Storm Laurence is expected to continue bringing widespread rainfall throughout Tuesday March 18th, with heavy rainfall expected in southern and inland Andalusia, central Spain and parts of the Mediterranean (especially Valencia, Castellón and Tarragona).
Up to 80 litres per square metre could fall in some areas.
Showers are also forecast in the more mountainous Canary Islands.
By Wednesday, there will be a small break in the near-constant and widespread precipitation affecting much of the country, although those in Catalonia and the Valencia region shouldn't put away their umbrellas as it is forecast to continue raining there.
However, by Thursday la borrasca Laurence will give way to la borrasca Martinho, the fourth storm in 12 days in Spain and thirteenth so far this winter.
Storm Martinho will bring yet more heavy rain and strong winds for much of the country, and the bad weather could linger on until Sunday.
First it will be the west of the Iberian Peninsula that will be hit by this new storm, from Galicia down to Huelva, and by Friday it will move eastwards, with winds of up to 120km/h in the north of the country. Snow is expected at high altitudes.
So in under two weeks in Spain, there's been Storm Jana, Storm Konrad, Storm Laurence and Storm Martinho.
Meteorologists follow the alphabetical order when naming storms and, in case you were wondering, they don't give all storms monikers, just those that are of high impact in order for the general public to be more aware of meteorological events.
Over the last three weeks, there's been almost continuous rain in many parts of Spain, with this March set to be one of the rainiest on record in the country.
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