What was supposed to be a weekend of human tower brotherhood in Tarragona has turned, for dozens of Mallorcans from the Llevant area, into a race against time to get back home. The storm that is especially affecting Catalonia has complicated this weekend and, especially, this Sunday, air operations and has caused flight delays and cancellations at the airports of Palma and Menorca, according to sources close to the matter.

The Balearic Islands are on orange alert due to the risk of storms and flooding ahead of an episode of instability that will persist over the next few days. Aemet and Civil Protection have warned of the possibility of locally heavy or very heavy downpours and flash floods in some parts of the Archipelago.

The storm that arrived in the Balearic Islands this Wednesday has already left 154 incidents between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., the vast majority in Mallorca and related to fallen trees and flooding. Palma is, by far, the municipality that has concentrated the most incidents, with 51 alerts managed by the 112 emergency service.

The 112 Emergency Coordination Centre has activated an orange alert across the Balearic Islands in view of the forecast for a "complicated" Wednesday with heavy rain and storms. The decision was adopted at Tuesday's meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (CTA) of the Meteobal plan in view of the foreseeable arrival of adverse meteorological phenomena.

The Balearic Islands were lit up last night by intense and constant lightning, amid a storm episode that affected different parts of the Islands and left over 100 incidents, according to data from the Emergency Coordination Center. The electrical activity left a spectacular sky full of lightning, as can be seen in the images recorded in Colonia de Sant Pere by geographer Miquel Salamanca. The phenomenon, however, is not exceptional at this time of year. According to him, it is a "very typical" pattern for the end of August in the Balearic Islands and the Mediterranean.

The Balearic Islands have raised the alert for rain and storms to orange level this Thursday due to the forecast of intense rainfall. Until the afternoon, the warning remained at yellow level, but Emergencies 112 has decided to increase its severity and activate level 1 severity (IG-1) of the Meteobal Plan. In addition, yellow alerts for coastal phenomena throughout the Archipelago and for squalls in Mallorca remain active.

The 112 Emergency Coordination Center handled a total of 109 incidents between Wednesday at 12:00 PM and Thursday at 6:00 AM due to the effects of Storm Kristin. According to Emergency Services, the majority of incidents occurred in Ibiza, totaling 65, while 30 were in Mallorca and 14 in Formentera.

The passage of the storm through the Balearic Islands this Saturday brought the most significant rainfall to the Tramuntana mountain range, as predicted by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), with 43.6 liters per square meter recorded in Lluc. It also caused three minor incidents involving fallen trees and rockfalls. Additional rainfall totals of 42.6 l/m² were recorded in Son Torrella, Escorca; 30 l/m² in the Alfabia mountain range, Bunyola; 25.4 l/m² in Banyalbufar; and 23 l/m² in Port de Sóller, according to data collected up to 7:30 p.m. As for the wind, the strongest gust reached 87 km/h in Alfabia, while 80 km/h was measured in Cabrera and 75 km/h in Capdepera.

Far from having faded, the storm that has affected Mallorca these past few days continues to have a significant impact in certain parts of the island. Early this afternoon, heavy rain fell in Alcudia and Artà, flooding streets.

The first wave of rainfall and storms has already passed through the Balearic Islands, affecting Mallorca and Menorca the most. As can be seen in the video published by the Balearic Islands Meteorological Service, the streets of Son Ferriol have flooded, causing street furniture to be swept away.

The precipitation and storms this Thursday They have mainly affected the northern part of Mallorca and Menorca. This is the case in Bonaire, in Alcudia—as seen in the Balearic Islands Weather video—where heavy rainfall was recorded around 1 p.m. The storms dumped between 20 and 30 liters per square meter in the north of the island until 2 p.m., after which they moved towards Menorca. According to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), 33 liters per square meter were recorded in Muro and 16.2 liters in Sa Pobla. Lower values were recorded in Escorca-Lluc, with 9.3 liters per square meter, and in Pollença, 8.6.

Mallorca will be under an orange warning for rain and thunderstorms this Wednesday, with the possibility of some locally heavy or very heavy showers with thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon.

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) forecasts cloudy periods in the Balearic Islands starting this Saturday with occasional showers or downpours, which, mainly in Menorca and northern Mallorca, could be locally heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms and hailstorms.

An unexpected and intense storm hit Mallorca this Thursday morning. Aemet (Metropolitan Emergency Services) and Emergencies, in response to the situation, activated a yellow alert for the archipelago at around 7:25 a.m., although all alerts under the Meteobal plan have now been deactivated.

Heavy rain has fallen in central Mallorca, as captured the Islands' Weather video Published on social media. In the images, recorded in Banyalbufar, you can see a car moving forward while it is hit by heavy rain. Islands. The highest risk is in the Pitiusas, where there is a yellow warning.