The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional issued an orange alert for severe storms and wind gusts across several regions of Argentina [1].
The weather system has caused significant infrastructure failure and displacement, highlighting the vulnerability of residential areas to extreme wind and rain events.
Reports indicate that the storm system brought intense rainfall and high winds to the provinces of Río Negro, San Juan, and Chaco, as well as the AMBA region, which includes the city of Buenos Aires and the surrounding metropolitan area [2, 3, 4]. In Río Negro, officials said wind gusts could exceed 100 km/h [1].
In Chaco, the impact of the storms was particularly severe. More than 500 families were reported as affected by flooding in the region [4]. The combination of heavy rain and wind led to widespread power outages, with specific reports of electricity failures in San Juan [3].
Weather alerts varied by region, with the national agency deploying both yellow and orange alerts to signal the severity of the temporal [1, 2]. In the AMBA region, the weather event was documented as occurring on Tuesday, April 24, 2024 [5].
The storm's intensity created a ripple effect of emergency responses across the country. Local authorities in San Juan managed reports of power cuts, while residents in Chaco dealt with the aftermath of submerged homes [3, 4]. The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional continued to monitor the movement of the system to provide updated warnings for the affected provinces [1].
“Wind gusts could exceed 100 km/h”
The simultaneous impact of severe weather across diverse geographic zones—from the metropolitan hub of Buenos Aires to the northern province of Chaco—demonstrates a widespread atmospheric instability. The high number of displaced families in Chaco and the power grid failures in San Juan suggest that local infrastructure remains susceptible to high-velocity wind events and sudden flooding.
