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Thirteen districts in mainland Portugal will be under an orange warning today due to the forecast heavy rains and thunderstorms, then spread to all 18 districts on Tuesday following the passage of the Barbara Depression, according to IPMA.
Continental Portugal will be under the effect of the Barbara Depression, from this Monday afternoon until the end of Tuesday, which will lead to heavy rainfall, increased wind intensity with gusts of up to 100 kilometers per hour and up to 130 kilometers per hour in the highlands and the rough seas, especially on the south coast.
Given the forecast of bad weather, the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) issued an alert to the population and recommended the adoption of appropriate behaviors to the meteorological situation.
According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), The districts of Viana do Castelo, Porto, Aveiro, Braga, Vila Real, Bragança, Viseu, Coimbra, Guarda, Castelo Branco, Leiria, Santarém and Lisbon will be under orange warning. between 18:00 today and 03:00 Tuesday due to the forecast of heavy and persistent rain and strong wind.
Until 18:00 hours today, all the districts of the continent are under yellow warning and from this hour 13 they turn orange. On Tuesday, all districts will be under an orange warning due to heavy rain and wind.
Forecast for the island of Madeira
Madeira Island is also under orange warning due to forecast of heavy temporary rains, sometimes in showers, which can be accompanied by thunderstorms until 9 am today.
Madeira remains under an orange alert due to the forecast of strong southwest wind with gusts of up to 130 km / h between 00:00 and 18:00 on Tuesday.
The orange warning indicates a meteorological situation of moderate to high risk and the yellow warning is issued by the IPMA whenever there is risk for certain activities depending on the meteorological situation.
The recommendations of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority
On Sunday, in a statement, the ANEPC alerted the population about the possibility of rapid flooding in urban areas and overflowing of water lines in historically more vulnerable areas and in underground urban structures with drainage deficiencies.
Civil protection also warned about slippery roads and the possible formation of water tables, damage to assembled or suspended structures, the possibility of falling branches or trees, possible accidents on the coast and landslides.
Given the bad weather, the ANEPC recommended that the population adopt appropriate behaviors such as ensuring the unblocking of the stormwater drainage systems and the removal of aggregates and other objects.
He also advised the adoption of defensive driving, not traversing flooded areas, proper fixation of loose structures, namely scaffolding, posters and other suspended structures, and taking special care when circulating and staying near wooded areas, paying attention to Possibility of falling branches and trees.
Civil protection also recommended special care when driving through coastal and riparian areas historically most vulnerable to coastal capsizing and not practicing activities related to the sea, namely sport fishing, water sports and walks by the sea, also avoiding parking. vehicles very close to the promenade.
Yellow signs in the Azores
The IPMA also placed today the islands of Graciosa, S. Jorge, Faial, Pico and Terceira (central group of the Azores) under yellow alert due to the forecast of heavy rainfall, which may be accompanied by a storm between 00:00 and 20 : 00 on Tuesday. -market.
The islands of Corvo and Flores (western group) are also under yellow alert due to the strong wind until 00:00 hours on Tuesday.
