A significant worsening of the weather is not yet related to another typhoon yet to arrive, but to the influence of the southern cyclone and active frontal sections.
In the afternoon of August 29, in the evening and in the afternoon of August 30, heavy and in some places very heavy rains are expected in most of the territory of the region (50 millimeters or more in 12 hours or less). . The amount of precipitation can be from 40 to 140 millimeters, or from 30 to 80 percent of the monthly norm. A strong wind is forecast that will cause waves of up to 2.5-3.5 meters in the bay of Pedro el Grande. In the south of the coast: the rise in sea level to critical values, the swaying of the waves and the flooding of the beaches. Another overflow of rivers is also possible.
“The floods will cover a large area of the region. The water level is expected to rise between 0.5 and 1.5 meters. With significant rainfall intensity, in the upper reaches of the rivers and in small watercourses , strong rises in water will occur. Up to 2.5 meters are possible,” the report says.
Forecasters warn that the depth and flooding of flooded areas will increase.
