Adverse weather on 31 March 2002 there was a phenomenon of cold drop torrential rains accompanied at certain times of electrical device, affecting the metropolitan area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and extending in NE direction towards the San Andres . Importantly, torrential rainfall affected a very small area in the vicinity of the capital of Tenerife. Killed 8, 12 missing, dozens injured, extensive material damage, 50,000 people without power and the total or partial destruction of at least 400 homes. 224 liters per square meter. The rain began to fall with intensity in and around the capital between 1500 and 1600 hours, while a little further north and south just a few drops fell. After half an hour it cleared and then started again to rain with great intensity and with hail up to 2000 hours, remaining few hours of weaker precipitation until midnight.The National Meteorology Institute warned no catastrophe and warned the previous day only "moderate showers. Subsequently, in 2005, Tropical Storm Delta came from the Atlantic. Began work in the Gulf of Guinea, and, contrary to what often happens, turned north, remaining stationary near the Azores and then turn east and not west as it usually also caused extensive damage, especially by strong winds. During the night of 28 November the wind increased and reached 140 km / h on the coast and almost 250 km / h in the Teide, Tenerife summit. Just when it passes through the capital, there was a sudden temperature rise and sharp decline in the relative humidity below 40 . Some 300,000 people were without power by the fall of pylons that caused the Canary Islands Government sanctioned Unelco-Endesa with an amount of 450,000 euros.The phenomenon was predicted and object of study rigorously later. On February 1, 2010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife she put on alert when a ridge crossed from El Hierro to Tenerife to continue with less force to the coast of Cadiz downloading large amounts of water and electrical apparatus. It affected the entire island and left 143 liters per square meter in Iza a 126 liters per square meter in Los Rodeos, 217 liters in the capital and up to 270 liters per square meter in 24 hours leaving Anaga district Taganana incommunicado without electricity and water supply for 48 hours, twelve roadblocks, more than 1200 rays in ten hours, Tram service disruption, flooding in underground parking and plenty of housing 25,000 people without electricity and 11 flights canceled. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) ruled that it was a tropical storm and called it a very active storm.The Canarian Government Council approved a special package for those affected, with support of up to 50 percent for repairs. On 17 February 2010, a storm of rain and wind began to feel that two days before and was warned by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) to the island in full on orange alert as the Emergency Plan Insular ( PEIN), left winds of 95 mph. Emergency services faced in the capital falling trees, streetlights, billboards, trash cans and plates of all kinds. On the morning of 18, with the storm already under way to Cadiz and just leaving their last end, a short circuit due to a leak caused a "zero energy" in the Central Caletillas of Unelco-Endesa so the entire island was without power from 12:00 hours. In the capital it took nine hours to recover all the fluid and for nearly two hours, none of the over 220,000 registered inhabitants was light.
