More than 42 flights and maritime ferry connections between Madeira and Porto Santo were cancelled as Storm Bruna (depressão Bruna) struck the archipelago under an orange weather alert (aviso laranja).
Madeira's regional civil protection service registered 26 weather-related incidents, primarily fallen trees and blocked roads. The Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera or IPMA) also placed eight mainland districts and the Azores under yellow weather warnings (avisos amarelos) for heavy precipitation and strong wind gusts. The National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil or ANEPC) warned mainland residents to prepare for localized flooding and landslides through the week.
