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Pcontinental ortugal will be under the effect of the depression of Barbara, from this afternoon and 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 agitation of the sea, especially on the south coast.
Due to the bad weather forecast, the National Emergency and Protection Civil (ANEPC) launched an alert to the population me recommended the adoption behavior appropriate to the weather situation.
According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the 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 6:00 p.m. today and 3:00 p.m. 00 hours on Tuesday. Regular due to the forecast of heavy and persistent rains and strong wind.
Until 6 o’clock in the afternoon today, all the districts of the continent are under yellow alert and from this hour 13 they turn orange. On Tuesday, all districts will be under an orange warning due to heavy rain and wind.
The island of Madeira is also under orange alert due to the forecast of temporary heavy rains, sometimes in a downpour that can be accompanied by a thunderstorm until 09:00 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 provided there is a risk of Activities depending on the weather situation.
On Sunday, in a statement, ANEPC alerted the population to the possibility of rapid flooding in urban areas and the overflow of Water in historically most vulnerable areas and in urban structures Undergroundaneas with poor drainage.
A protection He also warned about the slippery road surface and the possible formation of Water, damage to assembled or suspended structures, possibility of falling branches or trees, possible accidents on the coast and landslides.
After bad weather, the ANEPC recommended to the population adoption appropriate behaviors such as ensuring the unblocking of drainage systems waters rainwater and removal of aggregates and others objects.
He also advised adoption defensive driving, not crossing flooded areas, properly securing loose structures such as scaffolds, signs and other suspended structures, and taking special care when driving and staying near areas wooded areas, paying attention to the possibility of falling branches and trees.
A protection Civil society also recommended special care when traveling along the coast and riparian areas historically more vulnerable to gauges coastal and not practicing Activities related to the sea, specifically sport fishing, nautical sports and walks by the sea, also avoiding car parking very close to the promenade.
THE IPMA today also placed 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 Tuesday.
Also under yellow warning are the islands of Corvo and Flores (western group) due to strong wind until 00:00 on Tuesday.
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