Storm Bruna is bringing torrential rain, powerful winds and huge coastal waves to Portugal and Spain, with the worst conditions expected between Sunday and Tuesday. The system was named by Portugal's weather service, the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), on 5 November, and forecasters warn that unsettled weather will persist until 13 November, according to Travel And Tour World.

Northern and central Portugal could see more than 200 millimetres of rain, while the Galician coast in Spain faces 150 to 200 millimetres and waves of five to six metres. The Canary Islands are also in line for 100 to 150 millimetres of rain and mountain flash flooding. Spain's weather agency, AEMET, has described Sunday, Monday and Tuesday as the most dangerous days of the storm.

Madeira has already felt the impact. The island was under an official IPMA orange warning for heavy rain and wind from 18:00 on Saturday, with gusts of up to 130 kilometres per hour on the mountain peaks and 100 kilometres per hour along the coast. Madeira Airport had 16 flights cancelled on Saturday morning, nine arrivals and seven departures, according to the airport operator ANA, and Madeira's Civil Protection service has counted 145 weather-related incidents. All classified hiking trails on the island were closed on Sunday.

In Tenerife, the island government activated its emergency plan at alert level from midnight on Sunday, with AEMET issuing orange warnings for rain of up to 100 litres per square metre in 12 hours and wind gusts of 90 kilometres per hour in the north. Travellers in Portugal and Spain are advised to check flight and ferry status with their carriers before travelling.