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Salta Deluge Triggers Outages, Argentina Issues Wind Alerts As Galicia Faces Wet, Windy Sunday

Meteorologists warn more frontal systems could bring additional rain to northwest Argentina.

Overview

  • An overnight storm dumped 59 mm of rain on Salta’s capital, far above the October average of 23.9 mm reported by local records.
  • Utility EDESA reported fallen poles, cut cables and damage to the provincial grid, with technical crews restoring service as municipal teams cleared storm drains.
  • Forecaster Edgardo Escobar, citing SMN outlooks, signaled the potential for further precipitation in coming days across parts of northwest Argentina.
  • The SMN maintained yellow alerts for strong north winds of 35–50 km/h with gusts up to 75 km/h across areas of Buenos Aires, Chubut, Río Negro, La Pampa, Córdoba, San Luis, Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja and Catamarca, while AMBA expects partly cloudy skies with 10–22°C.
  • AEMET-based forecasts for multiple towns in Galicia point to a cloudy, rainy day with notable gusts, including peaks around 54–59 km/h in some locales.