Potential cyclonic number 2 continues its trajectory over the Caribbean Sea, causing heavy rains in Cartagena this Thursday followingnoon.
The rains alert the inhabitants of high-risk areas of the city that might be affected by floods and landslides.
Among the high-risk areas are Fredonia, Olaya Herrera, the entire coastal edge of the La Virgen swamp, Puerto Rey, Tierrabaja, La Boquilla, the area surrounding the Albornoz hills and the La Popa hill, Las Palmeras, Villa Rosita, and high points such as the El Campestre, Matute, Calicanto, Ricaurte, El Limón, Policarpa and Matagente stream channels in Bayunca. (Read here: Map: The neighborhoods with the highest risk of flooding due to heavy rains)
Despite the downpour, the Cartagena Disaster Risk Management Advisory Office (OAGRD) indicated that the tropical storm alert for the city has disappeared.
Fernando Abello, director of the OAGRD, stated that given the favorable conditions, the face-to-face PMU measure is lifted to monitor the tropical disturbance virtually.
This is how the phenomenon progresses
The General Maritime Directorate, through its National Marine Meteorological Service, attached to the Caribbean CIOH, reported that potential cyclone No. 2 continues its trajectory over the Caribbean Sea, reaching 65 km/h wind gusts and moving west to a speed of approximately 31 km/h.
According to the most recent report from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the probability of becoming a tropical storm remains at 90% within the next 48 hours.
(We recommend: Batteries! Avoid driving through these areas of Cartagena during downpours)
“It is expected that the potential cyclone No. 2, in association with the Darién low pressure system, will strengthen off the coast of the Colombian Caribbean coast during the following hours, so moderate rainfall is expected in large sectors of the departments. from La Guajira, Magdalena, Atlántico and Bolívar mainly”, indicated the CIOH.
The transit of the cyclonic potential will cause an increase in the intensity of the winds and the height of the wave, which can reach up to 3.5 meters.
The General Maritime Directorate specified that it will continue to monitor the ocean-atmospheric conditions of the Caribbean Sea, in order to report in a timely manner.
