2024-02-07 10:29:39
While the red alert for extreme heat persists in different regions of the country, the National Meteorological Service also announced storms in some sectors and strong winds in others. In this sense, the alerts range from yellow to orange. Attention and a lot of caution.
The yellow alert for storms covers the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires.
“The area will be affected by isolated storms, some locally strong. They may be accompanied by abundant rainfall in short periods, occasional hail, strong electrical activity and gusts that can exceed 70 km/h,” the report details. newspaper of the national organization.
In addition, accumulated precipitation values between 20 and 50 mm are expected, which may be exceeded from time to time.
On the other hand, strong winds will be felt in Ushuaia, Chubut and Santa Cruz. In these last two, the yellow alert will rise to orange. “Wind gusts would reach 120 km/h and could be exceeded,” according to the SMN.
Yellow, orange and red alerts for heat: the provinces affected this Wednesday
On the other hand, the meteorological entity recalled that this Wednesday half of the country will continue to be under alert due to extreme heat. The territories in which the red alert will govern will be the north of Buenos Aires -including AMBA-, the south of Santa Fe, the west of Entre Ríos, part of the southwest and northeast of Corrientes, the west of Misiones, the west of Formosa , the northwest of Chaco, the east of Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, the east and west of Córdoba and the north and west of San Luis.
Faced with this, the authorities asked to take extreme care and avoid exposure to the sun during central hours (from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), because the conditions will be “very dangerous” and could affect all people, regardless of their condition. of health. For this reason, they recommended increasing the consumption of water, fruits and vegetables, while pointing out that it would be best to avoid the consumption of abundant meals and alcoholic beverages, highly sugary or containing caffeine.
