Overview
- Argentina’s national meteorological service activated orange and yellow alerts for Jan. 8–9 across 16 provinces, citing storms capable of frequent lightning, hail, intense short‑period rainfall and damaging winds.
- Orange‑alert zones include Córdoba, central Santa Fe, northern Entre Ríos, southern La Rioja, central and northern San Luis, eastern San Juan and northeastern Mendoza, with expected 50–100 mm of rain and gusts over 90 km/h.
- Yellow storm alerts cover parts of Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja, Catamarca, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Corrientes, Chaco, Salta and Jujuy, signaling 40–70 mm of rain and gusts up to about 70–80 km/h.
- Separate yellow wind alerts were issued for southern Santa Fe, northwestern Buenos Aires, southern Córdoba and La Pampa for southeast-to-east winds of 35–55 km/h with gusts up to 75 km/h.
- Mexico’s SMN/Conagua forecasts Front No. 27 moving across the north and northeast with strong winds and possible mountain snow or sleet, a second winter storm developing this weekend, and U.S. forecasters report a strong cold front reaching Texas Friday with a sharp cooldown, rain and possible wintry precipitation in the Panhandle.