Morocco: early November 2026 thunderstorms

Several outlets, including TelQuel and Casa24, documented the outage and disrupted traffic lights. In an evening statement reported by Medi1news, SRM attributed the incident to gusts and thunderstorms; this remains the operator's explanation.

Switching operations on the medium-voltage network restored power to some areas in the early evening, according to SRM. Partial restoration does not establish that service resumed everywhere. The sources consulted do not establish a time for full restoration.

The outlet places the accident at around 6 p.m., during strong gusts associated with Storm Charles. The wall bordered the school’s sports facilities; a vehicle was also crushed.

The injured person was taken to emergency care, the report says. LeSiteinfo also reports one death and one serious injury. These figures concern this collapse and are not a nationwide storm toll.

It recommends avoiding night travel and not crossing submerged causeways during flooding. Drivers should follow road signs and instructions from teams on site.

The General Directorate of Roads’ duty centre can be reached on 05 37 71 17 17. The warning concerns possible disruption; it does not establish that all affected roads are closed.

The utility attributes the incident to thunderstorms and strong winds, which it says simultaneously damaged four 225 kV lines supplying the Ouled Haddou and Dar Bouazza substations. Its statement, reported on 12 November, says partial restoration began at 6:23 p.m.

The announcement follows earlier reports of a gradual recovery. It concerns electricity supply to the substations and does not establish the full extent of damage caused by the storm.

The decision is described as a precaution following the weather warning and recommendations from the provincial monitoring unit. It applies to pupils and staff at the affected schools; it does not announce a blanket morning closure of urban schools.

Provincial authorities also urge residents to avoid flooded crossings and unnecessary travel during heavy showers and strong winds. The sources document the administrative announcement, without establishing a damage toll or conditions for any extension.

The update raises expected northern rainfall compared with the previous bulletin and extends the areas covered. It also forecasts 50–80 mm in Kenitra, Essaouira, Larache and Sidi Slimane, then Rabat, Sale, Skhirate-Temara and Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane, with staggered starting times on Wednesday.

Gusts of 90–100 km/h are forecast from noon to 11 p.m. on Wednesday in several provinces, including Safi, Essaouira, Tetouan and Taza. These are weather forecasts; they do not describe rainfall or damage already observed.

The bulletin also forecasts 20–30 mm this Monday in several provinces and 40–60 mm on Thursday in parts of Souss and Essaouira. These are expected totals, rather than measurements of rain already recorded.

Forecast rainfall reaches 25–35 mm in Chichaoua, Al Haouz and Taroudant on Sunday from 14:00 to 23:00, using the bulletin’s times as relayed by the press.

Gusts of 70–80 km/h, with blowing dust, are forecast in Al Haouz, Chichaoua and Essaouira from 15:00 Sunday to 06:00 Monday. These figures are forecasts; no damage assessment is established.

Rainfall of 30–40 mm is forecast on Tuesday from 9:15 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the south and Souss, including Agadir, Guelmim, Laâyoune and Oued Ed-Dahab. Another window covers Tuesday from noon to 11 p.m. in central, Atlas and northern provinces, including Marrakech, Al Haouz, Béni Mellal and Tétouan.

Wednesday’s warning runs from midnight to noon, including El Jadida, Safi, Kénitra, Larache and Tanger-Assilah. These are the bulletin times reported by the press; rainfall amounts are forecasts, not recorded precipitation or a damage assessment.

On Monday, 20–30 mm is forecast from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Es-Semara, Oued Ed-Dahab, Boujdour and Assa-Zag.

On Tuesday, 30–40 mm is forecast from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Zagora, Al Haouz, Azilal, Errachidia, Midelt, Assa-Zag and Tata. These are forecasts for the specified periods; no rainfall totals or damage assessment have been established.