Bonnie: where will it rain in Colombia due to the passage of the tropical storm?

Uncertainty continues in the Caribbean region and in the archipelago of San Andrés and Providencia, in Colombiabefore the advance of the tropical wave, which remains as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two.

The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam), in conjunction with other instances of the National Disaster Risk Management System (SNGRD), reports that there is a probability of 90% tropical storm formation within the next 48 hours.

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In the afternoon they reported that the probability of proximity of the center of the cyclone to the archipelago of San Andres and Providenceespecially to the island of San Andrés, but the possibility of a tropical storm is not ruled out.

According to analyzes carried out by the ideasthe center of the natural phenomenon is in the central sector of the Colombian Caribbean Seaand does not present significant changes, a condition that will be maintained for the next few hours.

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This indicates that it will affect the coastal areas of La Guajira, Magdalena, Atlántico, Bolívar, Sucre and Córdoba, with intense precipitation in some cases accompanied by electrical storms, gusts of wind and the possibility of gales.

will also be recorded heavy rains in sectors of the Orinoquía and north of the Andean region associated with the cloud bands of this potential cyclonic system.

“It is recommended to be attentive to the possible effects of heavy rains with the probability of sudden floods, floods and landslides,” says Ideam in a statement.

#ForecastIdeam He warns for Thursday night rains with the possibility of electrical activity in several sectors of the Caribbean region, including the national maritime area and the archipelago of San Andrés and Providencia.
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— Ideam Colombia (@IDEAMColombia) June 30, 2022

Similarly, rainfall and electrical storms are estimated in the north and center of the Pacific region and north and east of the Amazon region.

According to the Ideam forecast, the probability persists that the system will evolve to tropical storm category which would generate heavy rainfall, increased waves and wind in the area of ​​the archipelago of San Andres, Providencia, Santa Catalina and the keys between the afternoon and night of Thursday and Friday.

In this sense, the Government of the Department of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina decreed a curfew between 12 am and 6 pm on Friday, July 1.

For the moment, the Ministry of Environment called a meeting to the actors of the environmental sector of Magdalena, Atlántico, Guajira, San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina to socialize information on monitoring the conditions of the Caribbean Sea, in the presence of the Potential Tropical Cyclone Two.

We participated in a meeting convened by @MinAmbienteCo to socialize information on monitoring conditions in the Caribbean Sea, especially potential tropical cyclone Two, to stakeholders in the environmental sector of Magdalena, Atlántico, Guajira, San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina pic.twitter.com/R5GjoD9RjA

— Ideam Colombia (@IDEAMColombia) June 30, 2022

Source: Elcomercio

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