Heavy rain and strong winds swept across Spain and Portugal, triggering new evacuations, landslides, and flood alerts during the 2-hour-29-minute reporting window from 9:16:10 PM to 11:45:48 PM UTC on February 9, 2026, according to DW News in an X post. Authorities warned of more damage ahead, days after deadly floods from Storm Leonardo. DW News reported the storms occurring just days after prior deadly floods, with officials stating "We've never seen a storm like this before." The update aligns with ongoing atmospheric river conditions noted by Expresso earlier on February 9, maintaining rain and flood risk alerts over northern and central Portugal. Landslides continued to block main access roads to Arruda dos Vinhos in Lisbon district, as previously reported by Público around 8:50 PM UTC before the window. This builds on atmospheric river impacts dumping large rain volumes, per Expresso posts from earlier periods on February 9. Copernicus Emergency Management Service had mapped over 64,000 hectares flooded along the Tagus River from Storm Leonardo, cited by VOSTPT in prior updates, with no new flood extent reports in this window.
