The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) has placed seven islands of the Azores (western and central groups) under yellow alert, between this Tuesday and Wednesday, due to the forecast of sometimes intense rainfall.
In a press release, IPMA said that, in islands of the western group (Flores and Corvo) is planned “sometimes heavy rains”which may “be accompanied by an electrical storm”, from 00:00 to 18:00 local time (19:00 in Lisbon) this Tuesday.
I’m already on it islands of the central group (Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial)the same notice occurs between 00:00 and 21:00 on Wednesday.
The yellow warning (the least serious of a scale of three) is issued by the IPMA whenever there is a risk situation for certain activities depending on the weather situation.
Source: Observadora
