The blow of hurricane Iota would activate heavy rains in several regions of Colombia, according to Ideam

The Meteorology Coordinator of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies -Ideam-, Martha CadenaHe said on Tuesday that the indirect influence of Hurricane Iota could increase the rains in other regions of the country in the coming days.

The official indicated that together with the National Risk Management Unit and local authorities, the behavior of the hurricane and asked to keep the coastal authorities on maximum alert due to high waves.

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Although Hurricane Iota fell to category one in the last hours after reaching the shores of Central America, there would be a tail-blow effect that would imply some threat, especially in the area of ​​the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina.

Increased rainfall in Colombia

Also as an indirect consequence of Iota, It is expected that in several regions of the country there will be an increase in rainfall, so the recommendation of the Ideam is to keep alert systems activated in the event of any eventuality that may occur with the weather.

“There is still an indirect influence and some cloud bands can produce some activation of rains towards the continental zone, particularly in the entire Caribbean region and the north of the Andean region, departments of Antioquia, Los Santanderes, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, the north of the Pacific region the department of Chocó (…) Even yesterday, torrential and very heavy rains continued to occur in these sectors “explained Cadena.

There is a 40% probability that there will be a new hurricane in the Caribbean

This is stated in a bulletin issued by the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam). The statement affirms that the consolidation of a low pressure in the Colombian Caribbean Sea is expected in the coming days, associated with the entry of a new tropical wave.

Given these circumstances, a strong “Tropical depression”, that is, phase one of a cyclone.

However, says the entity, at the moment there is a low probability that there will be a hurricane during the next 48 hours.

However, for the next five days the chance of a hurricane forming increases to 40 percent.

According to the newsletter, the above will generate “Possibility of heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and gusts of wind. Similarly, an increase in wave height is possible in different sectors of the national Caribbean Sea. Heavy rainfall may favor events such as sudden increases and / or landslides in hillside areas “says the entity’s report.

In this sense, Christian Euscátegui, director of the master’s degree in Risk Management and Development at the School of Military Engineers and an expert in meteorology, told the newspaper El Tiempo that “it is a very particular situation.”

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The expert added that “As Hurricane Iota advanced, it was showing a probability of 20 percent within the entire system of this new tropical wave, as well behind Iota. Now, that probability increased to 40 percent. “he explained.

According to data from the National Hurricane Center, the new system would be formed north of the Gulf of Urabá and will depend on the gain it reaches in terms of humidity and cloudiness, which will allow us to infer whether it can leave heavy rains in the center and the south-west of the Caribbean coast.

“It is not yet possible to know which direction it would take. However, if it goes north, it would affect the San Andrés y Providencia Archipelago again, ”added Euscátegui.