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Storm Systems Batter Galicia as Argentina Issues Yellow Alert for Mendoza

Orange maritime alerts trigger a suspension of sea sports along the Galician coast.

Overview

  • Spain’s AEMET forecasts force 8 southerly winds and five‑metre combined seas, with orange warnings offshore and yellow alerts on land across Galicia.
  • Galicia’s emergency directorate has halted organized sea sports, including federated events and Xogade activities, in affected municipalities.
  • Meteogalicia projects locally heavy rain of up to about 40 l/m² in 12 hours, a snow line near 1,200 meters, a brief lull Wednesday, and more rain returning from Thursday into the weekend.
  • AEMET-based local outlooks for Pontevedra-area towns indicate widespread cloud, near-100% rain probabilities, elevated storm risk on Tuesday, and gusts approaching 50–56 km/h.
  • Argentina’s SMN maintains a yellow storm alert for Mendoza on Tuesday with possible hail, gusts near 70 km/h, and 15–30 mm of rain expected, while Santa Fe stayed hot and dry on Monday as forecast.