The Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) issued a new weather warning for the south of the country as a result of heavy rains and strong storms in the south of the country: in total it affects four departments.
The agency indicated that the risk is yellow in Montevideo, some areas of Canelones and José Ignacio (Maldonado), and orange in other parts of the Canarian department, in most of the towns of Maldonado and in Solís de Mataojo (Lavalleja).
According to the official bulletin, an atmospheric disturbance “associated with a humid and unstable air mass” is observed in the affected areas, generating storms “some punctually strong.” “It should be noted that in storm zones intense rains may be recorded in short periods, occasional hail, intense electrical activity and strong gusts of wind,” the statement added.
The alert was updated around 9:40 p.m. this Sunday after several warnings for inclement weather during the day and will be renewed around midnight or in the face of significant changes.
Affected areas
Cannelloni: Atlántida, La Floresta Station, Jaureguiberry, La Floresta, Las Toscas, Parque del Plata, San Luis and Soca they have orange risk.
In addition, in Barra de Carrasco, Barros Blancos, Camino del Andaluz and Route 84, Ciudad de la Costa, Colonia Nicolich, El Pinar, Empalme Olmos, Atlántida Station, Pedrera Station, Joaquín Suárez, La Paz, Las Piedras, Marindia, Migues, Montes, Neptunia, Pando, Paso Carrasco, Pinamar, Pinepark, Progreso, Route 74, Salinas, San Antonio, San Jacinto, Santa Rosa, Sauce, Toledo, Villa Aeroparque, Villa Crespo and San Andrés and Villa San José risk is yellow.
Lavalleja: Solis de Mataojo is under orange alert.
Maldonado: Buenos Aires Spa, Bella Vista, Marelli Quarries, Cerro Pelado, Cerros Azules, El Chorro, El Edén, El Tesoro, Gerona, Gregorio Aznárez, La Barra, La Capuera, Las Flores, Maldonado, Springs, Nueva Carrara, Ocean Park, Sugar Loaf, Medina Park, Piriápolis, Playa Grande, Playa Hermosa, Playa Verde, Pueblo Solís, Punta Ballena, Punta Colorada, Punta Negra, Punta del Este, San Carlos and Sauce de Portezuelo they have orange risk. Jose Ignacio, yellow.
Montevideo: under yellow alert.
