Storm Adam has caused significant disruption across the Balearic Islands and parts of mainland Spain, with Ibiza airport experiencing record rainfall. On Sunday, October 18, the airport's weather station logged 173mm of rainfall in 24 hours, the highest figure recorded at this location since 1944.
The heavy rainfall led to sections of Ibiza airport being cordoned off due to water seeping through ceilings. On Sunday, 24 flights were cancelled and 168 significantly delayed at Ibiza airport. On Monday, October 19, a further five flights were cancelled and 101 were delayed.
Palma airport also saw 33 cancellations on Sunday, with 10 more today and 12 flight diversions. Over 1,000 flights were delayed across the past two days at Palma. Ibiza's main road to the airport, which was closed earlier on Monday, has since reopened.
Spain's meteorological agency, Aemet, has issued orange rain alerts for areas including Barcelona, Tarragona, Girona, and Cadiz as of Monday afternoon. Larger areas across eastern and southern mainland Spain, and the Balearic Islands (excluding Menorca), are under yellow rain and storm alerts. Alicante, Valencia, Mallorca, and Ibiza have been downgraded from a previous red alert.
Ibiza's council has reported large puddles on some roads and warned of rockfall danger in the island's northern region. Bus services are operating with difficulties.