- Storm Adam has brought severe flooding, widespread destruction, and at least three deaths to eastern mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, triggering evacuations and shelter-in-place orders in coastal communities.
- Ibiza airport logged a record-breaking 173mm of rainfall in 24 hours on Sunday, 18 October, representing the highest daily total at the location since records began in 1944 and causing water to leak inside terminal buildings.
- Air travel across popular tourist destinations was heavily impacted, with Palma and Ibiza airports experiencing dozens of cancellations, multiple flight diversions, and over 1,000 delays across two days.
- Three women lost their lives during the storm, including victims swept away by floodwaters in Cabrera de Mar near Barcelona, Almardà Beach near Valencia, and the coastal town of Oliva.
- Spanish meteorological agency Aemet has downgraded maximum red alerts to orange and yellow across affected regions, though heavy rainfall of up to 400mm remains possible in north-eastern coastal areas and the Balearics.
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