After a fateful New Year’s Eve in terms of weather, The first day of the newly released 2023 leaves Galicia under a yellow alert for rain, strong waves and wind – only in the mountains of Ourense – which will last, at least, until the end of the day.
If yesterday the storm completely paralyzed practically the entire community, with the cancellations of several San Silvestre races, the cotillion in Santiago de Compostela or the traditional meeting in Plaza América in Vigo to eat the grapes – Ourense did maintain its program-, The forecast for this Sunday does not improve. Only the northeastern peak of the region is saved from this situation.
Minimum and maximum temperatures scheduled for today:
Vigo: 11° – 16°
Pontevedra: 10° – 16°
Ourense: 10° – 15°
Santiago de Compostela: 8° – 13°
A Coruña: 10° – 13°
Ferrol: 10° – 14°
Lugo: 7° – 12°
Today, 112 Galicia registered – until 8:00 p.m. – 384 incidents related to the storm, mainly flooding of homes, streets, roads and garages; and incidents on roads due to the presence of stones or dirt. The provinces of Pontevedra -Above all, Tomiño, from where a vehicle from Goián alertedthat the water had already exceeded a meter in height in his garage,y Tui- and Ourense have been the most affected, with 195 and 108, respectively.. The rest, 69 in Lugo and 12 in A Coruña.
In Reza (Ourense), the collapse of a slope took away a caravan, with no injuries; In Carballeda de Avia (Ourense), for its part, a neighbor reported to 112 that the flooding of the river made it impossible to cross one of its bridges. In addition, railway traffic between Ourense and Guimarei remains closed, an accident that affected a train with 16 passengers this morning. The scares continued to the PO-254 road, flooded near Mondariz Balneario, and to the N-540 as it passes through Carballedo (Lugo), on which a wall fell, in addition to being full of water.
Other important actions were carried out in the area of Xesteira, in O Carballiño, where the flooding of the only road left the town incommunicado for several hours. For this operation, 112 requested the intervention of the Civil Traffic Guard and the Municipal Civil Protection Service. In addition, a person had to be rescued on Real de Monforte Street around 6:30 p.m., due to the impossibility of being able to continue driving with his car due to the large amount of water accumulated on the road.
The storm sprinkles the Pontevedra region with small incidents
In response to this reality, The Xunta de Galicia maintains the Inungal Plan activated in the pre-emergency phase (alert) due to the possibility of specific overflows of the rivers Lérez, Dubra, Tambre and Tea in Mondariz and Bouza do Viso; el Verdugo; el Louro in O Porriño; el Támega in Rabal; and the Avia in Ribadavia.
The Xunta de Galicia maintains the Inungal Plan activated in the pre-emergency phase (alert) due to the possibility of specific overflows of several rivers
For the particular case of Vigo, both Firefighters and Local Police They have confirmed a New Year’s Eve without major setbacks in terms of incidents regarding the weather.
The municipal agents did have to act in outbreaks of fights, without arrests, and, in addition, they intercepted two drivers who tested positive for alcohol. The firefighters, for their part, responded to a fire at around 9:17 a.m. in an electrical panel of a home on Portela Street, in Lavadores, which generated large smoke, with no injuries or major complications.
Vigo is paralyzed by the storm: San Silvestre and the party in Plaza América canceled
According to Meteogalicia, The wind will give a pause in the whole of Galicia – gusts of more than 170 km/h were observed yesterday in Vimianzo (A Coruña) –, with the exception of the mountainous area of Ourense, which experienced an episode similar to that of this Saturday until 9:00 a.m. This January 1st, rain and strong waves are the protagonists.
The coasts of Pontevedra and A Coruña will present waves of between 4 and 5 meters, so the authorities urge extreme caution and avoid traffic in these areas. As for rainfall, various places are around and even exceed 100 l/m2. This is the case of the Pontevedra municipalities of Tui, which is already at 114.6 l/m2; Salvaterra (101.2 l/m2); and Fornelos de Montes (89.6 l/m2); and Avión from Ourense (86.9 l/m2).
From drought alert to floods after a quarter with more rain than in 9 months
The panorama will change progressively in the coming days. Tomorrow, Monday, the rain is forecast to stop in a good part of the community.with some showers scattered across the western sector of Galicia, and a drop in temperatures. On Tuesday the sun will reignwith few clouds – and fog specifically in the inland valleys – and the mercury will stabilize or could even rise minimally.
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