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Santa Rosa System Prompts Orange and Yellow Alerts in Argentina as Mexico Readies for Heavy Rains

Forecast models show a Sunday peak after a Saturday‑night start, raising flood risk in saturated zones.

Overview

  • Argentina’s weather service issued orange and yellow alerts across Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Mendoza, San Luis, Entre Ríos and more, with rain starting Saturday night and intensifying on Sunday.
  • SMN forecasts broad accumulations of 20–120 mm with isolated pockets of 120–150 mm, plus intense short‑period downpours, electrical activity, occasional hail and strong gusts that could approach 90 km/h in some areas.
  • Buenos Aires city and AMBA expect the first showers Saturday night and the most active period on Sunday, while Córdoba, Rosario and other centers face storms under upgraded alerts into the weekend.
  • Civil protection agencies are clearing drains, activating community emergency teams and urging caution, as Mexico City keeps orange alerts in Milpa Alta, Tlalpan and Xochimilco with preventive hydraulic works underway.
  • Agricultural monitors warn of highly uneven rainfall that may worsen flooding in the north of Buenos Aires and disrupt sowing, with GEA/BCR flagging 90–130 mm risks in parts of the core farm belt and INTA noting very abundant totals in the pampas east.