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Severe storms: These are the areas under alert for this afternoon
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Severe storms: These are the areas under alert for this afternoon

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Paraguay's Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology issued a severe weather alert for Tuesday afternoon.
  • The alert covers seven departments, warning of moderate to strong thunderstorms, strong wind gusts, and occasional hail.
  • Affected areas include parts of the central and southern Región Oriental and the southern Región Occidental.

Paraguay's Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a severe weather alert for Tuesday afternoon, warning of potential thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail across seven departments.

The alert, issued at 1:00 PM, indicates that the affected areas are experiencing storm cells capable of producing localized severe weather events. These include moderate to strong thunderstorms, accompanied by strong wind gusts and the possibility of hail.

The meteorological service specified that these conditions could lead to severe phenomena in very localized parts of the covered regions during the afternoon. The warning covers sectors in the center and south of the Región Oriental (Eastern Region) and the south of the Región Occidental (Western Region), also known as the Chaco.

Departments included in the alert are: Southwest Guairá, Center and West Caazapá, Center and Southwest Itapúa, Misiones, North and Southeast Paraguarí, Ñeembucú, and South Presidente Hayes.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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