Red storm alert issued for parts of the Canary Islands bringing ‘hurricane’ winds

The red storm alert has been issued by Spain’s Met Office – AEMET – which has warned of 80mph winds during Storm Nuria (Picture: Getty Images/AEMET)

While the sun is shining here in the UK, a red alert has been issued for Tenerife and La Palma in Spain over the risk of hurricane winds.

The alert is in force from midnight tonight until Thursday, April 3, with the risk of 80mph winds.

Storm Nuria is expected to batter the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, El Hierro and La Gomera.

Tenerife South Airport, used by many tourists visiting the island, could be disrupted due to the strong winds.

The alert has been issued by Spain’s Met Office – AEMET – which wrote on X: ‘Storm Nuria will leave hurricane-force wind gusts, exceeding 130km/hr, between 5am and 5pm (Canary Islands time) on Thursday, April 3.

‘The danger is extraordinary. Extreme caution.’

This map shows the red alert that is in place for the east of La Palma (Picture: AEMET_Esp)

The red alert means people and tourists have been urged to close their windows and doors to protect themselves from the strong winds.

Storm Nuria is the 14th named high-impact storm of the season.

Other islands in the area have been issued with an orange alert, including northern parts of Gran Canaria.

This is in force from midnight tonight until midnight on Thursday.

Different parts of Spain are also expected to be impacted by the storm that will bring with it rain, strong winds and cooler temperatures.

Some islands in the Canaries are expected to be hit by 80mph winds (Picture: Europa Press via Getty Images)

This includes Galicia, the Balearic Islands and the Cantabrian mountain range, which are expected to be hit with heavy rain.

Yellow warnings are also in place for provinces including Cadiz, Huelva and Seville.

The Canary Islands usually enjoy warm temperatures this time of year around the 18°C mark.

This means they are a popular holiday hotspot for tourists from Britain and other areas in Europe during Spring time.

A view of damaged cars after a powerful storm in Greece (Picture: AP)

The news comes after severe storms battered islands in Greece for a second day in a row with cars seen floating into the sea and businesses flooded with mud.

With just weeks to go until the islands see an influx of tourists on holiday around Easter, locals are working to clean up the islands.

But there are overturned cars and debris littered across the islands of Paros and Mykonos after hailstorms and downpours.

Flooding pushed cars floating into the sea in Paros and damaged homes yesterday.

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