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Cold Fronts Drive High Winds and Storm Alerts in Mexico and Argentina

Forecasters warn of dangerous winds, mountain snow, flooding risk as a second front nears.

Overview

  • Mexico’s Front 15 is battering the north and northeast with very strong gusts of 80–90 km/h in Chihuahua, Coahuila and Durango, heavy rain, and a risk of snow or sleet in mountain areas of Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua.
  • SMN/Conagua warn that downpours could trigger flooding, landslides and rising rivers, with freezing conditions at daybreak in high terrain and hazards from falling trees and light structures.
  • A new system, Front 16, is forecast to reach northwest Mexico tonight, sustaining strong winds and renewed rainfall into Friday.
  • Argentina’s weather service has yellow alerts for storms and strong winds across Buenos Aires/AMBA, Córdoba, Mendoza, La Pampa and parts of Patagonia, with the AMBA expecting Thursday thunderstorms, 51–75 km/h gusts, 20–70 mm of rain and isolated hail.
  • Córdoba authorities caution for zonda-type northerly gusts up to 75 km/h that can reduce visibility with dust and raise fire danger before winds shift south with evening storms and a temperature drop.