"The storm developed from an area of low pressure that had earlier driven early season cold and snowy conditions through eastern parts of Canada and the north-eastern US through early November. The system tracked eastwards across the Atlantic during the second weekend of November before slowing and stalling to the north-west of the Iberian peninsula, caught in the trough of an increasingly amplified, or wavy, jet stream."
"Galicia in north-west Spain was hit first, with 80-150mm of rain falling along its west coast in just 24 hours up to Wednesday evening as a slow-moving band of rain pushed across western parts of the Iberian peninsula. Further showers and thunderstorms on Thursday brought flooding to parts of Portugal where an elderly couple died in Lisbon after water from the overflowing Tagus River entered their home as they slept."
"Stormy conditions persisted into the weekend, with a tornado tearing through a campsite and a nearby hotel in Albufeira in southern Portugal on Saturday, killing an 85-year-old British woman and injuring 28 people. Claudia had wider effects across western Europe. By drawing warm air from the subtropics, the system helped temperatures in south-west France climb to 29.8C (85.6F), the country's highest recorded November temperature."
Storm Claudia developed from a low-pressure area that earlier produced early-season cold and snow across eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States. The system tracked east across the Atlantic then stalled north-west of the Iberian peninsula within a trough of an amplified jet stream. Galicia received 80–150 mm of rain in 24 hours as slow-moving bands crossed western Iberia. Flooding in Portugal killed an elderly couple in Lisbon after Tagus River overflow and a tornado in Albufeira killed an 85-year-old woman and injured 28. The storm drew subtropical warmth, producing 29.8C in south-west France and a rain band from Ireland to Russia that caused severe flooding in parts of the UK. Claudia is weakening as colder air advances, bringing winter conditions to Europe.
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