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Storm Alerts Sweep Peru, Spain and Argentina as Forecasters Track Unusual Cyclone Near Southern Brazil

Public warnings target flash‑flood risk from short, intense bursts of rain.

Overview

  • Argentina’s national weather service issued yellow and orange alerts for 11 provinces, with Córdoba, San Luis and Mendoza under orange for strong to locally severe storms with hail and gusts above 90 km/h.
  • Catalonia’s Protecció Civil sent an ES‑Alert for torrential rain during a level‑4 episode, with the Catalan meteorological service forecasting 40–60 liters per square meter in 30 minutes and authorities reinforcing the CECAT coordination center.
  • AEMET‑based forecasts in Galicia call for widespread morning storms on November 6, including 100% rain probability in several towns and wind gusts up to 60 km/h reported for A Estrada.
  • Peru’s Senamhi maintained an orange alert through November 7 for Lima and 14 regions for moderate to heavy rain with possible snow, hail, sleet, lightning and gusts up to 40 km/h after Piura recorded its most intense November rain in 60 years and Huánuco saw a huaico block a roadway.
  • Private forecaster MetSul warned of a developing ‘double tropical cyclone’ near southern Brazil, describing a high‑risk situation that remains under close monitoring.