On 17 September 2026, Antonio Sanz, first vice-president and regional minister for the Presidency, Health and Emergencies, deactivated the emergency phase, operational situation 1, of Andalusia’s Flood Risk Emergency Plan in Almería province at 21:33. The regional government kept Almería in pre-emergency, operational situation 0, and extended that status to Jaén, Granada and Málaga. The decision followed improved weather conditions after a day with almost no significant incidents.
A small number of reports, concentrated in Cuevas del Almanzora, Pulpí and Vélez-Rubio, concerned rocks and water on roads and the overflow of a seasonal watercourse. The most significant road disruption was the full closure of the AL-8105 between kilometres 1.9 and 1.95 in Cuevas del Almanzora. Sanz said the episode had caused no injuries and had limited effects. Across the day, authorities received just over 20 incident reports.
A storm hit Archidona that afternoon, flooding some secondary roads and rural lanes and leaving standing water on the A-92 motorway, but traffic did not need to be stopped. In Granada province, reports also followed a heavy hailstorm in Baza.
The flood emergency plan was activated for Almería at 21:00 on Wednesday, 16 September. At 22:20, the Andalusia Emergency Agency sent an ES-Alert message with self-protection advice to mobile phones in the Levante Almeriense area. In-person education was suspended in Huércal-Overa and Cuevas del Almanzora, and parks and gardens were closed as a precaution. Huércal-Overa, Níjar and Pulpí activated their local civil-protection emergency plans. Emergency teams monitored the weather and possible effects on residents, roads and essential services.
According to the Spanish State Meteorological Agency’s information updated at 18:30, yellow-level rain warnings were in force for parts of Almería and Granada from 14:00 to 20:00 on Friday, 18 September. In Almería, the warnings covered Valle del Almanzora and Los Vélez, Nacimiento and Campo de Tabernas, and Poniente and Almería city. In Granada, they covered Guadix and Baza, and Nevada and Alpujarras. Up to 15 litres of rain per square metre in one hour was forecast, with a probability of 40% to 70%. No warnings were forecast elsewhere in Andalusia for Friday. The information could change as the weather developed.
Authorities advised people to avoid road travel during intense rain where possible. They urged drivers to check road conditions, follow instructions and reduce speed, and warned people not to cross flooded areas. They also advised staying away from riverbeds, coastal promenades during rough seas, and areas at risk of flooding. In an emergency, residents were told to call Andalusia’s free 1-1-2 emergency number, available 24 hours a day.