The intense cold and snow have made an appearance for the first time this winter in several regions of central Spain. In cities such as Salamanca, Ávila and Segovia, heavy snowfalls have fallen for much of the day on Saturday, although most have been short-lived.
The snowfall has made traffic difficult this Saturday on several roads in Castilla y León, such as the A-6 and the AP-66, in León, while the AP-6, between kilometers 56 to 100, has become level. red, according to the Government Delegation, while the snow that has fallen in the last few hours in Ávila has forced three streets to be closed, after the City Council of the Avila capital has activated the Winter Road Plan.
In Burgos it snowed during the afternoon for approximately an hour, which caused some traffic accidents in the city, but with minor consequences.
At noon it also snowed in Salamanca and, around 4 p.m., the snow was already beginning to set, leaving in its wake typical sights such as cars, motorcycles and vegetation covered in a white blanket on the streets of the city, while in Valladolid only sleet and hail have fallen for a few minutes.
On the other hand, the snow that fell in the last few hours in Ávila has forced three streets to be closed, after the City Council of the capital of Avila has activated the Winter Road Plan. This activation occurred at 4:30 p.m., given the forecast of snow in the city, as reported by the City Council in a press release.
The Aemet maintains the yellow warning for snow in the area of the Madrid mountains until 6 a.m. on Sunday due to accumulation of up to 10 centimeters above 1,000 meters. This Saturday afternoon the notice has been extended to the Metropolitan and Henares areas and to the South, Vegas and West areas.
There is also a yellow warning for wind in the entire region except in the mountains. Maximum gusts of 70 kilometers per hour are expected. This afternoon, the Community of Madrid has activated level 0 or 'alert phase' of the Winter Inclement Weather Plan due to the snow and wind warning for the next few hours by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), the Emergency Service 112 has reported. .
At level 0 of "pre-emergency" of the Madrid Winter Inclement Plan, city councils and organizations in the region are notified so that they activate their municipal services and pay extra attention in case definitive activation is finally necessary depending on how the phenomenon unfolds. meteorological.
In addition, the Madrid City Council closed part of El Retiro and eight others in the capital due to strong gusts of wind.
Snowfall will continue tomorrow, Sunday, being very persistent in the Pyrenees and snow accumulations will be significant in mountain areas of the north and the center of the peninsula, according to the predictions of the State Meteorological Agency.
