The Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) issued a yellow and an orange alert for heavy storms on the afternoon of this Friday, January 20.
weather warnings affect localities in the southwest of the national territory.
Around 7:25 p.m., the institute updated the alert, which expanded its area of affectation.
According to the agency’s statement, an atmospheric disturbance associated with a humid and unstable air mass affects the country, which generates storms “some occasionally strong.”
“It should be noted that in areas of storms intense rains may be recorded in short periods, hail fall, intense electrical activity and very strong gusts of wind“, details the text.
Inumet had already issued a special notice for this Saturday due to strong storms, but it clarified that the weather conditions would begin to deteriorate from the afternoon / night of this Friday.
The main towns affected are the following:
Orange alert
Cologne: the entire department.
Peach: Baygorria and Feliciano.
Flowers: the entire department.
paysandu: Casa Blanca, Farms of Paysandú, Colonia Nuevo Paysandú, Constancia, Esperanza, Orgoroso, Paysandú, Piedras Coloradas, Porvenir and San Félix.
Black river: Algorta, Barrio Anglo, Bellaco, El Ombú, Fray Bentos, Gartental, General Borges, Grecco, Las Cañas, Los Arrayanes, Menafra, Nuevo Berlin, Paso de los Mellizos, San Javier, Tres Quintas, Villa María and Young.
Saint Joseph: Ecilda Paullier, Juan Soler, Kiyú-Ordeig, Mal Abrigo, Puntas de Valdez, Rafael Perazza, San José de Mayo and Villa María.
Soriano: the entire department.
yellow alert
cannelloni : Aguas Corrientes, Canelones, Juanicó, La Paz, Los Cerrillos, Progreso, Santa Lucía and Villa Felicidad.
Peach: Carlos Reyles, Carmen, Centennial, Durazno, Ombúes de Oribe, Centennial Town, Alvarez Town and Santa Bernardina.
Florida: August 25, May 25, Cardal, Florida, Goñi, Independencia, La Cruz, Mendoza, Mendoza Chico and Sarandí Grande.
paysandu: Beisso, Guayabos, Guichón, Lorenzo Geyres, Merinos and Quebracho.
Black river: Sarandí de Navarro.
Saint Joseph: Capurro, Ciudad del Plata, Libertad and Rodríguez.
tacuarembó: Paso de los Toros and Rincón del Bonete.
The agency will continue to monitor the situation and will report any changes to its social networks and website.
Orange and yellow alert for strong storms
It will be updated at 22:25 or in case of significant changesMore info: https://t.co/zY2u8OFmLu pic.twitter.com/1WWFJ4GGVZ
– Inumet (@MeteorologiaUy) January 20, 2023
