South America

Flooding threat for Argentina and Uruguay

A stalled frontal boundary with several areas of low pressure tracking along it will bring the threat for thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to areas from northeast Argentina through Uruguay.

MSN,

4 February, 2014

A stalled frontal boundary with several areas of low pressure tracking along it will bring the threat for thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to areas from northeast Argentina through Uruguay.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will impact areas from Santa Fe and Rosario to Buenos Aires and Montevideo through Saturday as the front settles over the region.

By Sunday, another front will approach from the south, enhancing rainfall across the entire region. Locally heavy rainfall is expected Sunday through Monday in Rosario, Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

Rainfall amounts of 75-150 mm (3-6 inches) are expected, along with gusty thunderstorms.

On Tuesday, the front will stall across central Uruguay, lifting the heaviest rainfall north of Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

By Wednesday, yet another yet another wave of low pressure and frontal boundary will a threat for rainfall to the entire region.

Rainfall will average 100-200 mm (4-8 inches) from near and north of Santa Fe, Argentina, eastward through into central and northern Uruguay. Local rainfall amounts of 300 mm (12 inches) or greater are possible.