Landslides made the main access roads to Arruda dos Vinhos in Lisbon district impassable during the 59-minute reporting window ending 9:16 PM UTC on February 9, 2026, according to Público newspaper. This occurred as a persistent atmospheric river continued dumping large rain volumes over northern and central Portugal, per Expresso. Público reported the landslides in an X post at approximately 8:50 PM UTC, linking to details on the impacted routes. Expresso noted the atmospheric river maintaining Portugal under rain and flood risk alerts, with forecasts available via their site, in a post around 8:20 PM UTC within the window from 8:16 PM to 9:16 PM UTC. In related developments, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani reported 18 deaths from a cold wave affecting the city and northwest U.S., as cited by EFE Noticias in an X post during the window. Separately, Copernicus Emergency Management Service had previously mapped over 64,000 hectares flooded along the Tagus River from Storm Leonardo, per VOSTPT's earlier post. The atmospheric river updates build on prior flooding from Storm Leonardo and Kristin, with no new reports on Grazalema, Spain's extreme 2,000 mm rainfall over 20 days ending February 9.
