The storm that this Saturday affected Catalonien has accumulated up to 30 inches of snow in the Pyrenees and has even reached the regions of Ponent and Terres de l'Ebre, which have accumulated up to five inches of snow, which has left bleached landscape prints unusual for November, with snow down to elevations of only 300 or 400 meters in some areas.

Although it is expected that the storm begins to subside late on Saturday, Civil Protection has insisted on the need to be vigilant in the coming hours and caution , especially with respect to heavy rains and strong gusts of wind. The Deputy Director General of Civil Protection , Sergio Delgado, has reported that the emergency number 112 of the Generalitat has received more than 500 calls , many related to the wind that has hit the metropolitan area of ​​Barcelona , with measurements that have reached 90 km / h .

Nevada Vielha record

As reported by the Meteorological Service of Catalonia , while snowfall is not extraordinary in November, it hasn't accumulated as much since 2004 , as in the case Vielha (Lleida ) , where it hasn't snowed so badly in a decade. At this point we have accumulated up to 33 centimeters of snow.

The snow , which began falling heavily yesterday, not only has whitened the counties of the Pyrenees , it has reached heights of littoral Ponent which is located between 300 and 400 meters high , and Terra Alta, Ribera d' Ebre , Priorat or Costa Dorada (Tarragona ) and Garrigues or Urgell , in the province of Lleida . In Prades there have been six inches of snow , in Horta de Sant Joan , 5; Tivissa , 3 , and Falset , 2 .

In fact , because of snow on the roads , the use of snow chains is mandatory for driving on the T-330 from Arnes and Horta de Sant Joan ( Tarragona ) and the C - 242 of Juncosa to Reus (Tarragona ) reported the Catalan Traffic Service .
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