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Argentina Issues Yellow Storm Alerts for Seven Provinces on Wednesday

Forecasters expect short‑period heavy rain, frequent lightning, possible hail, with gusts approaching 70 km/h in the affected areas.

Overview

  • Argentina’s national weather service lists Formosa, northern Chaco, eastern Salta, southern San Luis, much of Mendoza, Neuquén and northern Río Negro under yellow alerts for Nov. 5, with rainfall generally in the 20–40 mm range.
  • Tuesday’s higher orange risk centered on Buenos Aires has eased, after locally severe storms with 50–80 mm possible and gusts that could top 90 km/h; CABA carried a timed yellow alert from 15:00 to 20:59.
  • The SMN also flagged a yellow wind alert on Tuesday for southern Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, where southwesterlies of 40–60 km/h could produce gusts up to 90 km/h.
  • Authorities advise staying indoors, securing loose objects, avoiding contact with electrical devices, not sheltering under trees or near power lines, and cutting power if water enters homes.
  • Separate AEMET‑based forecasts in Galicia point to a wet, windy Nov. 5 across multiple municipalities, with high rain probabilities and peak gusts in the roughly 50–65 km/h range.