“Here’s some news about the “cold wave” in Spain,” says reader Arigiris Diamantis. “None of this is reported by the MSM. Emergency plans were activated in the city of Barcelona. This is all considered to be just “local Spanish news” (but whenever there is a heat wave …)
Snow, wind and rain surprise Catalonia - Unusual for this time of year
City of Barcelona to activate emergency plans
Snowfall up to 30 cm (12 inches) deep in some areas of the Pyrenees , and two inches in littoral regions of Tarragona and creating unusual prints at this point of the year, especially in Tivissa Tarragona, Prades and Gandesa, among others.
Snow levels were only 300 to 400 feet in some places, but did not reach the city of Barcelona. The Meteorological Service of Catalonia (SMC ) said it had not snowed so badly since November 2004. The greatest thicknesses were in the high altitudes of the Pyrenees, as in Certascan (64 cm) and Bonaigua (53 cm). Almost the entire region of the Vall d’ Aran was covered in white.
The storm forced the Civil Protection and the City of Barcelona to activate emergency plans. Wind gusts exceeded 100 mph, and brought down a billboard on the premises of a football field Bac de Roda streets of the Catalan capital, but no one was injured.
http://www.larazon.es/detalle_normal/noticias/4379613/local+cataluna/un-temporal-de-nieve- viento-y-lluvia-sorprende-a-cataluna-en-noviembre#.UokLk329pok
Cold here to stay in snowy Cantabria
In Tresviso, there are already two feet of snow. Chains are needed on several roads due to the snow, according to the Directorate General of Traffic ( DGT ). The Port of San Gloria was covered in snow and the Picos de Europa offered white winter images. Towns like Dobarganes Dobres also have snow.
Snow levels will rise to 1,300 meters today, but will unravel on Tuesday when the snow level will drop to 900 meters, and temperatures will drop again.
http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/v/20131117/cantabria/tregua-nieve-frio-hasta-20131117.html
Snow forces travel with chains on five mountain passes of Castile and Leon, and on many roads in the area , mainly in the province of Soria, which has been the most affected by snowfall.
According to the DGT, chains are required for the mountain passes of the Holm oak and Piqueras in the province of Soria, and in Leon of Torrebarrio and Vegarada and the Lunada, Burgos.
http://www.elnortedecastilla.es/20131116/local/castilla-leon/nieve-obliga-circular-cadenas -201311162107.html
http://leonoticias.com/frontend/leonoticias/La-Presencia-De-Nieve-Y-Hielo-Obliga-A-Usar-Ca denas-En-Tres-vn131130-vst218
White blanket of snow covers Northern Region and temperatures plummet
It was snowing yesterday in Yecla, and at the height of Altos de Caudete, accumulated snow prevented traffic until snowplows appeared.
http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/v/20131117/region/primer-manto-nieve-otonal-20131117.html
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis in the Netherlands for these links