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The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) recorded 391 incidents caused by adverse weather conditions caused by the Barbara depression from midnight to 9 p.m. this Monday. One hundred and nineteen of them registered until 15:30.
According to the ANEPC command, most are related to falling trees, falling structures (such as awnings, scaffolding, and billboards), floods, and road cleaning. However, “there were no victims” related to bad weather, nor “significant material damage,” says an official ANEPC source.
The latest evaluation carried out by ANEPC on the events related to the passage of the Bárbara depression shows that Lisbon is the district most affected by bad weather (with 149 of the 391 events), followed by Leiria, Guarda, Coimbra, Setúbal and Porto .
At 9 p.m. in mainland Portugal, 51 events were held, requiring the intervention of 153 elements supported by 50 vehicles. There is also one occurrence in resolution (three elements, two vehicles) and six in conclusion (24 elements, 10 vehicles).
Civil Protection has been sending text messages to people in the regions most affected by bad weather. “Rain and strong wind in the next 48 hours. Risk of flooding. Stay tuned. Follow the recommendations of the authorities ”, warns the SMS received this Monday. The message is accompanied by the Civil Protection number (808 246 246).
The VOST Portugal team shared two satellite images on Twitter, one in infrared (on the left) and the other in visible radiation (on the right) that show the Barbara depression reaching the national territory. The images were captured at 4:31 p.m. in mainland Portugal.
ℹ️⚠️ ???? ️ # FMA_Bar INFRA + and VI possible satellite image of 19OUT2020 16: 31h @eumetsat via @windyforecast ???? ️⚠️ℹ️ pic.twitter.com/5YdVlnbBKk
– You Portugal (@VOSTPT) October 19, 2020
In social networks, photographs begin to appear that testify to the effects of Barbara’s depression on the national territory. A weather tracking page, “Meteo Trás-os-Montes”, shared images and videos of the weather in Vila Real, Lisbon and Vila Nova de Gaia. Other Twitter users and regional newspapers are sharing other images.
Floods in Vila Real.
???? Micael Pereira#FMA #Barbara pic.twitter.com/y1LdQ0nEZj– Meteo Trás-os-Montes – Portugal (@MeteoTrasMontPT) October 19, 2020
Live Lisbon!#FMA_Barbara #Barbara https://t.co/Bkkb2Z52Qb
– Meteo Trás-os-Montes – Portugal (@MeteoTrasMontPT) October 19, 2020
Lavadores Beach, Vila Nova de Gaia.
Luis Melhe#FMA_Barbara #Barbara #Barrasca pic.twitter.com/XaUHNO6O6z– Meteo Trás-os-Montes – Portugal (@MeteoTrasMontPT) October 19, 2020
???? ️ First rain and wind of #FMA_Barbara! ???? ️@ipma_pt @MeteoTrasMontPT @MeteoredPT @InfoMeteoTuit @meteorology #delay #nordestetransmontano #dourovalley pic.twitter.com/Tp7CUXCfpi
– 2ONIA2ANCHE2 (@Soniac_Sanches) October 19, 2020
Bad weather. Falling trees conditions the traffic in Maia https://t.co/2MpRDd7rt4 #trees #Barbarian #maia #MauTempo
– News from Maia (@NoticiasMaia) October 19, 2020
According to Mário Marques, a climatologist specializing in Prediction, Applied Climatology, Climate Change, Natural Risks and Land Management, the country could be affected by the tropical storm Epsilon.
Speaking to SIC Notícias, Mário Marques points out that the storm could circulate west of the Azores and reach Western Europe. The northern region of the country may witness an increase in sea turmoil due to Epsilon, which is expected to strengthen in the coming days.
But according to the US National Hurricane Center, which monitors tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean, Epsilon appears to be heading for Bermuda, where it should arrive on weekends. The latest update reports maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour. Epsilon is currently 1,185 kilometers southeast of Bermuda.
The routes of these meteorological phenomena are difficult to predict, but the storm must reach Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane and approach the North American coast, but move north before arriving. To get to Portugal, it should not bring weather conditions as severe as Barbara.
These are the key messages Monday at 11 a.m. AST for the newly formed tropical storm #Epsilon. The system is forecast to be hurricane force or close to it as it approaches Bermuda later this week and interests on that island should closely monitor its progress. https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/zBnLZ2FLyk
– National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 19, 2020
In meteorology, depressions are regions of low atmospheric pressure around which the wind blows counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere. Low atmospheric pressure centers tend to concentrate a lot of moisture, which promotes cloud formation and precipitation.
The Barbara depression “extends from the region of Ireland to the Iberian Peninsula,” explains the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA). At 12 noon he was about 150 km southwest of Lisbon, but he has traversed the north and center of mainland Portugal all day, on his way to Galicia, where he should arrive this Monday.
The districts of Lisbon, Santarém, Setúbal, Portalegre, Castelo Branco, Aveiro, Coimbra and Porto will be placed on a special orange alert state (the second most serious on the scale) starting at midnight on Tuesday due to rain. strong and windy. This means that the degree of risk is high, and a dangerous situation is expected with conditions for the occurrence of unusual phenomena that can cause damage to people and property, compromising their safety. This status will last until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday.
The entire national territory is currently on a yellow alert for bad weather. The districts of Lisbon, Setúbal, Santarém, Portalegre and Castelo Branco will be under the red weather warning on Tuesday, the most serious, due to the forecast of heavy rains. The red warning, the most severe on a scale of four, will go into effect in all five districts between 12 noon and 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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