04/10/2021 9:49 AM
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 04/10/2021 9:49 AM
This weekend began with
some evacuees and routes cut
by strong storms in different parts of the country.
And the weather will continue with cloudy skies and heavy rains in various areas of the Argentine territory.
The National Meteorological Service (SMN) issued a short-term orange alert for the provinces of
Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos and Santa Fe
for storms, heavy rains and gusts of wind.
The Municipality of La Plata raised the alert for the night to "NAR Yellow" for "windy weather with gusts of wind from
55 to 65 kilometers
."
As reported, Santa Fe will be affected by rains and storms, some strong or locally severe.
They may be accompanied by intense electrical activity, very strong gusts,
falling hail
, and abundant waterfalls.
Accumulated precipitation values between 70 and 90 mm are expected, which can be exceeded in a timely manner.
Some 140 evacuees, cut routes and flooding with water entering homes were reported this Friday night in different areas of the Santa Fe and Entre Ríos provinces as a result of the intense rainfall, which in some areas reached up to
300 millimeters
, as reported by the National Comprehensive Risk Management System (Sinagir) and community sources.
"A large amount of water fell in a short period of time, so people continue to evacuate in the neighborhoods of Santa Fe, Villa Moisés and San Vicente," said the Ministry of Civil Protection of that province this Friday night.
He also indicated that there are two centers for evacuees, one with 40 people and another with approximately 25, and that
the majority are children
.
Meanwhile, in the City of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires suburbs, Saturday is presented with cloudy skies, strong storms until the afternoon, then rains, winds from the southeast sector rotating to the northeast, with gusts at night, and a temperature that will have a
a minimum of 19 ° and a maximum of 23 °
, reported the SMN.
For tomorrow, Sunday, the agency foresees a day with partly cloudy to cloudy skies, early morning rains, winds from the southwest sector rotating to the west, with gusts of up to
70 kilometers per hour
, and a temperature that will be between 15 ° C. minimum and 22 ° maximum.
Meanwhile, on Monday a somewhat cloudy sky is forecast, winds from the northwest sector and a
minimum
temperature
of 13 ° and a maximum of 24 °
.
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