| w-pt-01 | IPMA announced the name Charles on 9 November at 13:17 UTC, for a low centred near 33° N, 31° W and moving east. | IPMA, 9 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-02 | Communiqué no. 1 forecast the centre near 34° N, 23° W, north of Madeira, at 00:00 UTC on 11 November, with a central pressure of 991 hPa. | IPMA, 9 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:50 |
| w-pt-03 | Spain's AEMET described the system as a low of subtropical origin whose approach would worsen the weather over the Iberian Peninsula. | Cadena SER, 9 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-04 | For Madeira, IPMA forecast worsening from late 10 November to the morning of 11 November: persistent rain locally above 100 mm in 12 hours, south-west gusts of 80 to 100 km/h and up to 130 km/h on high ground, waves of 3.5 to 4.5 m on the south coast. | IPMA, 9 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-05 | For the mainland, IPMA's most likely track put the centre's passage between Sines and Cabo Carvoeiro, from late morning on 11 November, with gusts of 100 to 120 km/h (more in exposed places) and waves of four to six metres south of Cabo Carvoeiro. | IPMA, 9 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-06 | On 10 November at 17:07 UTC IPMA published communiqué no. 2, moving the forecast centre for 00:00 UTC on 11 November to about 34° N, 21° W at 989 hPa (it had been 34° N, 23° W at 991 hPa), still with high uncertainty. | IPMA, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:50 |
| w-pt-07 | Communiqué no. 2: Madeira gusts up to 140 km/h on high ground and south-coast waves of four to five metres; on the mainland gusts of 100 to 120 km/h, locally 140, rain that could pass 100 mm in 24 hours, and south of Cabo Raso waves of five to seven metres, the highest single wave up to 13 metres. | IPMA, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:50 |
| w-pt-08 | On 10 November IPMA raised to red the rain warning for Madeira's south coast and mountains, from 21:00 that day to 06:00 on 11 November, and issued a red wind warning for the mountains from 00:00 to 06:00. | Postal, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-09 | On 9 November Porto Santo Line cancelled the 08:00 and 18:00 sailings between Funchal and Porto Santo on 11 November and put on extra sailings on 10 November. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 9 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-10 | On 10 November Madeira's forests institute closed all classified walking routes for the whole of 11 November, and the forest road between Eira do Serrado and Pico do Areeiro. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:09 |
| w-pt-11 | The regional government closed Madeira's schools for the morning of 11 November, reopening at 13:00. | 24 Notícias, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:21 |
| w-pt-12 | The ports authority said three cruise ships cancelled their calls at Funchal on 11 November; six calls had been cancelled over the previous days, counting Bruna. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 16:38 |
| w-pt-13 | On 10 November TAP cancelled ten flights to and from Madeira: every Lisbon and Porto link between 00:00 and 12:00 on 11 November. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 16:43 |
| w-pt-14 | Madeira's fisheries directorate closed all fish markets and cold stores from 16:30 on 10 November to 12:00 the next day; Funchal suspended waste collection and closed its cultural venues from 16:00 to 13:00; the health service suspended non-urgent appointments until 12:00; the bus company suspended seven routes until 13:00. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 16:43 |
| w-pt-15 | Madeira's courts were closed for the whole of 11 November by order of the presiding judge, postponing 34 trials. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:15 |
| w-pt-16 | On 10 November IPMA extended the red rain warning to Madeira's north coast, putting the whole island at the highest level until 06:00 on 11 November; Porto Santo stayed orange. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:18 |
| w-pt-17 | On the morning of 10 November IPMA put eight districts under a red wind warning for the next day: Beja, Faro and Setúbal from 09:00 to 21:00; Évora, Leiria, Lisboa, Portalegre and Santarém from 12:00 to 21:00; gusts could reach 140 km/h in the most exposed places. | Postal, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026); Portal do Governo, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-18 | In its 16:30 UTC update on 10 November IPMA issued red rain warnings for Castelo Branco, Leiria, Lisboa, Portalegre, Santarém and Setúbal, valid 12:00 to 18:00 on 11 November: nine mainland districts at red in all, eight for wind and six for rain. | IPMA, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:50 |
| w-pt-19 | The lead: the storm's approach led to red warnings for Madeira and nine mainland districts and to the government declaring an alert situation for 11 November, with schools and non-essential public services closed as a precaution. | RTP, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026); Portal do Governo, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-20 | On 10 November the government declared the alert situation for 11 November; the Interior Minister announced the closing of schools and non-essential public services, the suspension of outdoor activities and limits on parks, forests and gardens, and asked people to stay at home. | Portal do Governo, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026); RTP, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-21 | Rede Expressos suspended all its coach services on 11 November from 10:00 to 23:59, with automatic refunds. | ODigital, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:21 |
| w-pt-22 | ANEPC published a warning to the population (Aviso 21) on the risks of rain and strong wind, with self-protection measures. | ANEPC, 9 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-23 | The environment agency (APA) identified 101 mainland municipalities at higher risk of floods and urban flooding; its president pointed to urban areas of the Algarve, the Oeste and the Centro. | RTP Antena 1, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 16:43 |
| w-pt-24 | Lisbon's city council announced the closing of the city's road tunnels from 00:00 on 11 November. | Razão Automóvel, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 14:30 |
| w-pt-25 | Lusoponte cut the speed limit to 60 km/h on the 25 de Abril and Vasco da Gama bridges and advised against motorcycles and vehicles exposed to wind. | RTP, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026); Executive Digest, 2026-11-10 (consulted 2026-11-10) | 10 Nov, 14:30 |
| w-pt-26 | The public company Museus e Monumentos de Portugal closed its museums and monuments on 11 November, with rebooking or refunds. | RTP, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026); Local, 2026-11-10 (consulted 2026-11-10) | 10 Nov, 14:30 |
| w-pt-27 | The GNR set up an operational reserve of about 1,100 officers on standby. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:15 |
| w-pt-28 | Lisbon's Metro opened four stations and the Olaias interchange as night shelter for homeless people on the nights of 10 to 11 and 11 to 12 November. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:15 |
| w-pt-29 | Web Summit's organisers announced on 10 November that all of 11 November, the conference's second day, was cancelled, after recommendations from the government and the civil protection authorities, and said they meant to resume on 12 November if the weather allowed. | ECO, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:50 |
| w-pt-30 | AEMET forecast worse weather over the Iberian Peninsula as Charles approached on 11 November, on top of Bruna: heavy rain, strong wind and rough seas, mostly in the south and west of Spain. | RTVE, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 16:38 |
| w-pt-31 | The red rain warnings of 10 November in Cáceres and Ávila were tied mainly to Bruna's fronts, before Charles arrived. | El País, 9 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
| w-pt-32 | By 21:00 on 10 November IPMA's station at Chão do Areeiro had measured 47.6 mm in one hour and 91.7 mm in six, above the red thresholds for both; 13 of IPMA's 18 stations on the island were at some warning level. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:15 |
| w-pt-33 | Madeira's civil protection counted 205 incidents linked to the storm up to 09:00 on 11 November, in a balance given by the president of the regional government: 542 mobilisations of responders and 216 of vehicles, and no serious incident. (Until the revision of 09:48 UTC on 11 November the article gave 71 incidents to 02:00 with a breakdown by kind and by municipality; that paragraph was removed. Before 03:25 UTC it gave 38 to 23:30.) | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 09:58 |
| w-pt-34 | By 22:00 Chão do Areeiro had 122 mm in three hours, 133.9 mm in six and 50.7 mm in one; four other stations were also at red thresholds. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:50 |
| w-pt-35 | In Machico a street by the marina was closed after a flood and a landslide partly blocked it. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 00:50 |
| w-pt-37 | On Porto Santo there were power failures and trouble with communications as the low passed; the mayor confirmed the municipal civil protection centre was activated, coastal accesses closed and operations at the harbour suspended. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 03:25 |
| w-pt-38 | On the morning of 11 November the assistant commander of Madeira's regional civil protection said that, on the weather information available, the storm's most intense period had passed Madeira; the system passed further south of the island and weaker than first forecast; the streams' flows, up overnight, were back to normal, with the rescue services still mobilised. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 09:48 |
| w-pt-39 | By the records published up to 04:00 on 11 November, Chão do Areeiro had 355 mm of rain in 12 hours, 237.1 mm in six hours and 56.5 mm in one hour; six other stations passed the red threshold for six hours (São Vicente 143.2 mm, Santo da Serra 132.4, Pico do Areeiro 125, Pico Alto 119.7, Monte 88.4, Prazeres 78.5); gusts since midnight of 136 km/h at Chão do Areeiro, 126 at the airport, 122 at Caniçal and 108 at Pico Alto. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 09:48 |
| w-pt-40 | In the balance given on the morning of 11 November, the president of Madeira's regional government spoke of 479 mm of rain in 12 hours during the storm, against 387 mm in the same reference period in the flood of 20 February 2010; the heaviest rain came at high tide, which slowed the streams' drainage. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 09:58 |
| w-pt-41 | On the morning of 11 November a man of 78 was swept away when a stream overflowed in São Roque, Funchal; first given as missing, he was rescued alive near 08:00 by volunteer firefighters with the police, with signs of hypothermia and no serious injury (two footnotes: the regional public broadcaster and the regional daily). | RTP Madeira, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026); Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 09:58 |
| w-pt-42 | Funchal's bus operator suspended its service on the morning of 11 November because of the rain and the risk of streams overflowing; at Madeira airport 16 flights were confirmed cancelled at a check made at 06:50, and access to Funchal's centre was restricted for safety. | RTP Notícias, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 09:58 |
| w-pt-43 | In Serra de Água (Ribeira Brava) three families had to leave their homes after a stream overflowed and flooded four houses when a culvert was blocked; the mayor confirmed they went to relatives and that nobody was hurt. The same revisions add: five incidents on Porto Santo confirmed by its council; the parish council's offices in Machico flooded to about one metre; power cuts in Santa Cruz, Machico and Santana after a high-voltage cable fell; roads closed in Machico and Porto Moniz. | Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 09:58 |
| w-pt-44 | On 10 November the Government of the Canary Islands activated its highest alert level for wind on La Palma and the high ground of Tenerife, from 00:00 on 11 November, with alerts for rough seas and rain and preventive measures against floods and landslides; AEMET issued a red wind warning for La Palma for the morning of 11 November (two footnotes: the Canary Islands government's own notice, and a Spanish online daily). | www3.gobiernodecanarias.org, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026); elDiario.es, 10 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 10:17 |
| w-pt-45 | A new section, Spain (added at 10:17 UTC on 11 November): on the morning of 11 November the Canary Islands' public television reported gusts up to 162 km/h at Santa Cruz de La Palma and over 130 km/h at Izaña, Tenerife; three roads closed on La Palma; a fault on a power line at 07:12 cut supply to 17,622 customers in three municipalities, restored at 07:34; a ferry operator cancelled several crossings; fallen trees closed roads on Gran Canaria. | Radio Televisión Canaria, 11 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 11 de novembro de 2026) | 11 Nov, 10:17 |
| w-pt-36 | Charles came during unsettled weather also tied to Bruna, named four days earlier; they are two independent systems. | IPMA, 9 de novembro de 2026 (consulted 10 de novembro de 2026) | 10 Nov, 13:07 |
