Overview

• Misiones and northern Corrientes are under an orange alert for strong or locally severe thunderstorms with frequent lightning, large hail, 40–80 mm of rain and wind gusts that could exceed 90 km/h.
• Yellow wind alerts span multiple provinces, including Santa Fe, Salta, La Pampa, Entre Ríos, Córdoba and Corrientes, with southerly winds of 35–50 km/h and gusts up to 75 km/h, and stronger gusts possible in Tierra del Fuego.
• The SMN says a cold front moving in from the north on Sunday is triggering the most hazardous conditions over the Litoral and central regions.
• Officials recommend sheltering indoors, staying away from electrical appliances and corded phones, avoiding flooded streets, remaining in vehicles if traveling and keeping an emergency kit ready.
• The SMN notes that orange alerts signal dangerous phenomena for life and property and are relatively uncommon, representing fewer than 10% of alerts.