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HE Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) reported, in a statement published Friday afternoon, that “the depression centered along the coast of the Leiria district, acquired subtropical characteristics during the afternoon, revealing an organized structure in satellite images. “
O National Hurricane Center (NHC) from the United States contacted IPMA in order to “make a joint assessment of the situation”, having chosen to “name the cyclone” as Alpha. According to the projections, “After hitting the ground, it should lose intensity quickly”.
Still according to the note, “with the approach of the depression to the coast it was possible monitor the cyclone with the help of the radar system, being possible to identify very strong winds at altitude, but relatively close to the surface“.
In this segment, “It was decided to raise the alert level to orange for wind, precipitation and thunderstorm warnings in the districts directly affected, Leiria and Coimbra “, until 11:59 p.m.
HE IPMA He also advises the Portuguese to follow the forecasts and warnings that will be available on the official website, which they can consult here.
20200918-1710 Subtropical Cyclone Alphahttps: //t.co/Ot1unDRvNL
– IPMA (@ipma_pt) September 18, 2020
It is recalled that the authorities registered between 00:00 and 13:00 today, in mainland Portugal, 162 incidents caused by bad weather, having been the district of Lisbon that had more cases, told the Lusa agency a source of Protection Civil.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere also explained, already in the afternoon, that the meteorological phenomena that occurred in the morning in Beja and Palmela happened due to “cells convective disorganized “, supercells, which can lead to tornado formation.
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