Spain has a long history of severe autumn storms, with this event drawing comparisons to historic floods, including the La Riada in 1957 and the Pantanada de Tous in 1982. The 1957 flood in Valencia, for example, resulted in the loss of over 80 lives and billions of dollars in economic damage (adjusted for inflation).

Valencia has had to turn its focus away from soccer amid one of its worst starts to a Spanish league and with its Singaporean owner enduring continued criticism by its fans.