Overview
- - The national weather service kept orange and yellow alerts in place Thursday for heavy storms, large hail and very strong winds across wide areas of the country.
- - Overnight downpours flooded streets, toppled trees and cut power in the AMBA and the Atlantic coast, with La Plata reporting roughly 30–50 mm of rain in a few hours.
- - A tornado struck rural Las Flores, destroyed a house and injured four people, while Zonda winds in Mendoza killed a 23-year-old motorcyclist and left another person badly hurt.
- - Following Thursday’s violent downpours, municipal crews, Defensa Civil and utilities worked to clear debris, assist residents and restore electricity, and Mendoza suspended some school shifts.
- - Forecasts warn of gusts near or above 90 km/h in several regions and over 100 km/h in parts of Patagonia, with a sharp temperature drop expected as conditions improve into the weekend.