Overview
- Orange alerts highlighted strong to locally severe storms on Thursday for sectors of Córdoba, Santa Fe, San Luis, eastern San Juan, southern La Rioja, northern Entre Ríos and northeastern Mendoza.
- Yellow alerts extended from late Thursday into Friday across parts of Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, Santiago del Estero, Chaco, Corrientes, and additional areas of Santa Fe, San Juan, La Rioja and Mendoza.
- Forecasts warned of frequent lightning, hail, gusts that can exceed 90 km/h and 50–100 mm of rain in orange zones, with up to 70–80 km/h and 40–70 mm under yellow alerts.
- A separate yellow wind alert covered the south of Santa Fe, northwest Buenos Aires province, the south of Córdoba and La Pampa, with sustained 35–55 km/h easterly winds and gusts up to 75 km/h.
- Authorities reported storms in multiple provinces and urged safety precautions, while Mendoza signaled improving weather and rising temperatures on Friday as instability persists elsewhere.