Events

News taken from the notebook "El Tiempo 1995", published by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Transportes y Medio Ambiente. Instituto Nacional de Meteorología

• 12 February 1603: Due to the snow, some houses fell down in Barcelona, Tortosa and Lleida.
• 26 May 1853: Flood in Tortosa, the water level was 7.4 m.
• 17 July de 1357: Locust scourge in Tortosa.
• 20 August 1691: In Tortosa a whirlwind, at 8 am, destroyed the boat bridge on the Ebre river.
• 20 September de 1972: In Sant Carles de la Ràpita a precipitation of 307 mm in 24 hours was recorded.
• 28 September de 1605: In Tortosa a flood reached 5 metres.
• 8 October de 1787: Flood in Tortosa, with a water level of 8.73 m.
• 9 October de 1787: Flood in Xerta, where the water reached a height of 16 m. In Tortosa 85 people died and the water reached the level of 8.73 m.
• 23 October de 1907: Flood in Xerta, the water level was 15.65 metres. 110 houses fell down and 29 people died. On Tortosa streets there were 3.5 m of water.
• 5 November de 1617: Flood in Tortosa, one of biggest knew, the water level was 8.53 m.
• 10 November 1448: Floods in Tortosa.
• 12 December 1506: The Ebre river was frozen, and people crossed it on foot.
• 30 de December 1624: The Ebre river was frozen in Tortosa.