The warnings in the archipelago are due to “locally heavy precipitation, accompanied by thunderstorms”, due to the effects of Hurricane Margot, which this morning was about 900 kilometers west of Flores.
The bad weather that is being felt in the Azores due to the influence of Hurricane Margot caused the cancellation of four Sata Air Açores flights and one Azores Airlines flight this Thursday morning.
According to a query made by Lusa on the official website of Vinci Airports and other airports in the region, it turns out that a Horta-Ponta Delgada flight (SP441) was cancelled, the same goes for the Horta-Lajes (SP631) and Lajes flights. -Horta (SP630).
A Horta-Ponta Delgada flight was also canceled (SP441) and the connection scheduled for this morning between Horta and Lisbon (S4150).
Sata Air Açores offers air connections between the nine islands of the Azores, while Azores Airlines offers flights outside the region.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere updated the meteorological warnings regarding rain for the archipelago early this Thursday afternoon, indicating that the western group (Flores and Corvo islands) is under an orange warning until 6:00 p.m. local (7:00 p.m. in Lisbon). , then it will turn yellow until 6 a.m. Friday.
The Central group (Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Faial and Pico) was under orange warning until 12:00, but now it is at the yellow level, until 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Until the same time, a yellow notice is in effect for the Eastern groupformed by São Miguel and Santa María.
The warnings in the archipelago are due to “locally heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms“, due to the effects of Hurricane Margot, which this morning was approximately 900 kilometers west of Flores.
The tropical cyclone is not expected to pass through the region, but will continue to bring “precipitation bands“, explains IPMA.
Margot is losing intensity and the tropical storm is expected to pass by the end of the day this Thursday.
The yellow warning, the least serious on a scale of three, is issued whenever a risk situation occurs for certain activities depending on the weather situation. Orange (in the middle of the scale) indicates a moderate to high risk weather situation.
Lusa asked Sata’s communications office for a list of flights and passengers affected by the bad weather, but has not received a response so far.
Source: Observadora
