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Argentina’s Weather Service Issues Orange and Yellow Storm Alerts Across the Northeast and Litoral

Orange areas face 80–120 mm downpours, hail and gusts up to 90 km/h, as yellow alerts flag lower totals but notable risk.

Overview

  • The SMN placed Chaco, Formosa, Corrientes, east Santiago del Estero and north Santa Fe under orange alerts for dangerous storms on Monday, with locally severe conditions.
  • Yellow alerts extend over surrounding zones including Misiones, parts of Córdoba, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and east Salta, where 50–80 mm and gusts up to 75 km/h are possible.
  • Additional yellow alerts for precipitation cover parts of Mendoza, Neuquén and Santa Cruz, where 10–25 mm of rain could be exceeded in spots.
  • Localized advisories refine timing and impacts, such as Concordia (Entre Ríos) under an orange window from 03:00 to 08:59 with 80–110 mm and potential 90 km/h gusts; Malargüe (Mendoza) remains on yellow alert for storms.
  • Buenos Aires enjoys a brief cool spell near 25–26 °C before renewed instability midweek and a return to strong heat toward Thursday and Friday.