What changes for visitors in Adeje?
The Ayuntamiento (town council) of Adeje has activated its Plan de Emergencia Municipal (PEMAD) as a precaution, at alert level. It takes effect at 00:00 on the night from Saturday to Sunday 8 November.
The council is closing municipal sports, cultural and educational facilities, all parks and the Agromercado to the public. Events it organises or sponsors that the storm could hit are cancelled.
Facilities for essential services stay open, as do any spaces the emergency plan's management releases. The announcement says nothing about private businesses such as hotels, restaurants or tour operators, so guests with bookings should ask the provider directly.
The CECOPAL control centre (Centro de Coordinación Operativa Municipal) is also active. It follows the weather and coordinates the council's services.
How much rain and wind are forecast?
AEMET, the state weather service, has issued an orange rain warning for the eastern, southern and western slopes of Tenerife, according to the council. Up to 100 mm in 12 hours is possible there.
Yellow warnings for wind and thunderstorms apply in the same areas. South-westerly gusts reach up to 70 km/h, according to the announcement.
The Dirección General de Emergencias of the Canary government has also declared a rain alert for the whole archipelago. It expects persistent, heavy rain of up to 25 mm in one hour.
A pre-alert (prealerta) applies for wind, thunderstorms and flooding. The council blames an Atlantic front around the storm (borrasca) Bruna, a name that here comes only from the council's announcement.
What should visitors and residents do now?
The council asks people to avoid unnecessary journeys. Anyone who must drive should check road conditions first, stay on main roads, slow down and leave more distance.
Nobody should cross barrancos (ravines) carrying water, flooded roads, flooded underpasses or submerged bridges, on foot or by vehicle. Nor should anyone park in stream beds or low-lying areas, even when they are dry.
At home, the council advises checking drains, gutters and gullies, but without taking risks. Keep doors and windows shut, and secure or bring in flowerpots, patio furniture and other loose items.
Nobody should climb onto roofs or flat roofs during the storm. If water gets in, do not go into cellars or garages, and do not use the lift.
Keep away from crumbling façades, cornices, walls, scaffolding, cranes, billboards and trees. Avoid slopes, hillsides and cliffs because of the risk of falling rocks.
What are the services checking, and whom do you call in an emergency?
Municipal services are stepping up checks on the coast, barrancos and their mouths, underpasses and flood-prone areas. They also inspect trees, street furniture and containers.
Temporary structures are on the checklist too, such as tents, stages, scaffolding and cranes. This shows where the council sees the biggest wind risks.
In an emergency, call 112 and give the exact place and what has happened. The council says the number is for emergencies only.
For queries, the Policía Local and Protección Civil (civil protection) can be reached on 922 747 206 and 922 716 508. Information is available on 012.
Is such a plan unusual for Adeje?
Adeje has activated its municipal plan before, on 23 February 2020 because of wind. Barranco del Infierno, the Agromercado, parks and the cemetery stayed shut then, and reports mention no injuries.
In March 2026, during Storm Therese, the El Galeón sports hall served as a Red Cross shelter. Reports say it began with 60 places and grew to 70, and 52 people were there on the day itself.
Precautionary activation is common in the Canaries. Media reports say Santa Cruz de Tenerife did so in March 2024 on a rain pre-alert, so activation alone does not point to damage.
A week earlier, on 2 November, reports say orange warnings applied to La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Tenerife was then under a yellow rain warning of 15 to 20 l/m² per hour.
What is still unknown?
The council gives no end date for the emergency plan or the warnings. It plans to inform people via its website, municipal radio and social networks, but names no time.
The orange, 100 mm and 70 km/h warning values appear in this research only in the council's announcement.
Whether classes are cancelled on Monday 9 November is not known. Effects on air traffic and the plans of other councils or the Cabildo (island government) are also unconfirmed.