Be careful! Inumet yellow alert for abundant rains in the north and northeast

By Camila Torres

The announcement of time: The Inumet yellow alert governs several departments

He Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) updated this Tuesday the Inumet yellow alert due to abundant rains that had occurred on Monday, as a consequence of an atmospheric disturbance in the region. The warning applies, in principle, until 9:30 hours and is mainly concentrated in the northern and northeastern departments of the territory. This situation requires maximum attention from the population and local authorities to prevent possible flooding or traffic complications.

According to the official statement, an “atmospheric disturbance affects the country generating precipitation, some occasionally abundant” of between 20 and 40 millimeters in short periods of time. the Inumet yellow alert not only does it involve large volumes of water, but also phenomena associated with instability. In addition to the rains, the institute warns about the possibility of isolated storms with “occasional hail fall, intense electrical activity and gusts of strong winds” that can exceed 60 km/h in the areas under warning.

Localities affected by the Inumet yellow alert

the Inumet yellow alert issued on Tuesday morning includes a vast area of ​​the country, covering departments with high population density and rural areas. The organism meteorological detailed in detail the locations where the impact of rainfall will be most noticeable, with the probability of storms. This allows the departmental authorities activate emergency protocols.

The department of Rivera is the most affected, since the warning applies to the entire department, no exceptions. In contrast, other departments have partial effects, but significant. In Long Hill, For example, HE includes from the capital, Mello, to rural towns such as Fraile Muerto and Lago Merín. In Artigas, The warning reaches towns such as Bernabé Rivera and Topador.

In Tacuarembó, the Inumet yellow alert covers a large area, including the departmental capital, Tacuarembó, and areas like Ansina, Iporá Spa and Paso Bonilla. In the case of Leap and Paysandu, the affected areas are more limited, but equally relevant: in Salto it includes Cayetano and Quintana, and in Paysandú only the town of Tambores is under warning.

🌀 The extratropical cyclone lurking in the northeast and the Inumet yellow alert

Beyond the Inumet yellow alert due to the immediate rains, the institute also warned about the development of a extratropical cyclone that is developing in the region. This phenomenon is located in the northeast of Argentina, the south of Paraguay and the southeast of Brazil, and its extreme south could partially affect our territory. The warning for this cyclone sets a framework of greater climatic instability for the region.

According to the official analysis of Inumet, the extratropical cyclone will develop between the night of this Monday and the morning of this Wednesday, December 10. During Tuesday the 9th, the system will move towards the east, entering the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of southern Brazil. However, its indirect effects will already be felt in Uruguay.

Inumet reports that the phenomenon will mainly affect “the area northern, central and northeastern Uruguay"There the rains are expected to be even more abundant than those predicted by the Inumet yellow alert, with average accumulations expected between 40 and 80 millimeters. Furthermore, they are expected occasionally strong storms that could generate accumulated rain even greater than 100 millimeters, a figure that is already worrying for the country's drainage capacity.

Impact of strong winds and the double phenomenon

Added to the heavy rains, Inumet points out that during Tuesday the 9th and Wednesday the 10th there will be "a slight increase in wind with gusts between 50 and 60 km/h, mainly in the northeast of the country. This increase in wind intensity is a direct consequence of the approach of the extratropical cyclone and can generate problems in the most vulnerable infrastructure. It is a factor that adds to the complexity of the situation already marked by the Inumet yellow alert.

The Brazilian agency Metsul He had also initially warned about the dangerous extratropical cyclone, noting that it would begin to be felt on Tuesday with strong winds that would last until Wednesday. Although Metsul later focused only on its country, the Uruguayan agency does confirm the impact on the territory. This duplicity of phenomena (the Inumet yellow alert due to local disturbance plus the extratropical cyclone) predicts a day of high instability.

The organism Uruguayan meteorological He has also confirmed that this double phenomenon will affect the country during the summer, although he has pointed out that, paradoxically, it could have beneficial effects for tourism, given the need for precipitation for the environment. However, the immediate attention is on the short-term warnings and the precautionary measures that the population must take in the face of the Inumet yellow alert. The validity of the Inumet yellow alert requires that citizens stay informed through official channels.

Considering the confirmation of Inumet on the double storm phenomenon and the proximity of a cyclone, is the water infrastructure system in the north of the country prepared to receive accumulated rainfall that could exceed 100 millimeters?