05/04/2020 - 15:09
- Clarín.com
- Society
The Meteorological Service launched an alert on Monday for strong storms for the city of Buenos Aires and Greater Buenos Aires. A cold front is expected after the rains have passed.
The storms will be strong in municipalities such as Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Berazategui. Ensenada, Esteban Echeverría, Florencio Varela, San Martín, Hurlingham, Ituzaingo, La Matanza, La Plata, Lanús, Lomas de Zamora, Merlo, Moreno, Morón, Quilmes, San Miguel, Tres de Febrero and Vidente López.
The alert for intense rains and strong winds is valid until 18 this Tuesday, approximately.
The alert also governs the southern area of Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Centro and north of Santa Fe, and another for strong winds with gusts for La Pampa, Mendoza, Neuquén, and Río Negro.
The agency reported that, between the morning and the afternoon of this Monday, it is expected that rains and storms will generalize in the region, which could be locally strong, accompanied by significant electrical activity, gusts and occasional hail fall. "
"Conditions will tend to improve between Monday night and early morning, moving these phenomena to the north of the country," he noted and reported that "throughout this period, accumulated rainfall between 15 and 40 mm is expected, not ruling out locally higher values. "
In addition, an alert was issued for winds with gusts for the south of La Pampa and Mendoza, Neuquén, and the north of Río Negro, where "an intensification of the winds of the western sector is expected, with estimated speeds between 50 and 90 kilometers per hour with bursts. "
"The highest intensities will be over the center and west of Neuquén, with gusts that could reach 100 kilometers per hour," the agency said.
And he indicated that zonda wind could blow in southern Mendoza and western Neuquén throughout the day.
The intensity of the winds will begin to decrease in this region as of Tuesday morning.