The National Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) issued a Orange alert for 11 departments by “strong storms and heavy rain” starting at 3:30 p.m.
The alert, which is valid until the 18:30 update, indicates that an “atmospheric disturbance associated with a humid and unstable air mass affects the country, generating storms, some of which are very strong.” “It should be noted that in storm areas intense rains may be recorded in short periods, occasional hail, intense electrical activity and very strong gusts of wind. The situation will continue to be monitored and any changes will be reported,” he adds.
The localities covered in the orange alert are:
- cannelloni (the whole department)
- Cologne (the whole department)
- Florida: August 25, Chamizo and Fray Marcos.
- Lavalleja : June 19, Aramendía, Blanes Viale, Colón, Solís Station, Gaetán, José Pedro Varela, La Coronilla, Mariscala, Minas, Pirarajá, Polanco Norte, Polanco Sur, San Francisco de las Sierras, Solís de Mataojo, Villa Serrana and Villa Rosary.
- Maldonado (the whole department)
- Montevideo (the whole department)
- Black river: Barrio Anglo, Fray Bentos, Las Cañas, Los Arrayanes and Nuevo Berlin.
- Rock (the whole department)
- Saint Joseph: Capurro, Ciudad del Plata, Ecilda Paullier, Kiyú-Ordeig, Libertad, Puntas de Valdez, Rafael Perazza and Villa María.
- Soriano: Agraciada, Cardona, Chacras de Dolores, Dolores, Egaña, José Enrique Rodó, Mercedes, Palmitas, Risso, Santa Catalina and Villa Soriano.
- Thirty-three: General Enrique Martinez.
On the other hand, there is also a yellow alert in localities of the following nine departments:
- Long Hill: Arachania, Arbolito, Arévalo, Hipodromo neighborhood, La Vinchuca neighborhood, López Benítez neighborhood, Bathed in medina, Cerro de las Cuentas, Esperanza, Dead Fraile, Getulio Vargas, La Pedrera, Lake Merín, Las Cañas, Melo, Plácido Rosas, Poblado Uruguay , Quebracho, Ramón Trigo, Río Branco, Toledo, Tres Islas and Tupambaé.
- peach (The whole department)
- flowers (The whole department)
- Florida: May 25, Alejandro Gallinal, Capilla del Sauce, Cardal, Casupa, Cerro Chato, Florida, Goñi, Independencia, La Cruz, Mendoza, Mendoza Chico, Nico Pérez, Reboledo, San Gabriel and Sarandí Grande.
- Lavalleja: Illescas, José Batlle y Ordoñez and Zapicán.
- Paysandu: Beisso, Casa Blanca, Cerro Chato, Chacras de Paysandú, Chapicuy, Colonia Nuevo Paysandú, Constancia, Esperanza, Gallinal, Guayabos, Guichón, Lorenzo Geyres, Merinos, Orgoroso, Paysandú, Piedras Coloradas, Porvenir, Quebracho, San Félix and Termas de Guaviyú .
- Black river: Algorta, Bellaco, El Ombú, Gartental, General Borges, Grecco, Menafra, Paso de los Mellizos, San Javier, Sarandí de Navarro, Tres Quintas, Villa María and Young.
- Saint Joseph: Juan Soler, Mal Abrigo and San José de Mayo.
- Tacuarembo: Cerro Chato, Paso de los Toros, Rincón del Bonete and San Gregorio de Polanco. Thirty-Three: Zapata Rice Farm, Thirty-Three Rice Field, Cerro Chato, Treinta-Three Ejido, Patrol Island, Maria Albina, Mendizábal, Rincón, Santa Clara from Olimar, Treinta y Tres, Valentines, Vergara and Villa Sara.
