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Orange Storm Alerts Issued for Buenos Aires and Central Provinces Ahead of Saturday Night Peak

The SMN expects the peak Saturday night with rain chances falling sharply on Sunday.

Overview

  • CABA, most of Buenos Aires, and parts of Córdoba, La Pampa, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos are under orange alerts, with yellow alerts extending to additional provinces including San Luis, Corrientes, Santiago del Estero, Chaco and Río Negro.
  • Forecasts indicate 40–80 mm of rain in orange areas and 20–60 mm under yellow alerts, with locally higher totals, frequent lightning, strong gusts up to 70–90 km/h and possible hail.
  • Storms were already producing heavy downpours, street flooding and small hail across the AMBA and western Buenos Aires on Friday, consistent with the warnings.
  • Probabilities rise through Saturday and reach maximum instability at night; Sunday turns cooler, windy and mostly dry, with a more stable, colder pattern early next week.
  • Concurrent advisories include Zonda and strong winds in La Rioja, San Juan and Catamarca and rain or snow in parts of Patagonia, as authorities urge people to stay indoors and avoid flooded streets.