2023-04-18 06:16:51
As of May 1, the hurricane season is expected in the Atlantic Ocean and 12 named cyclonic systems, seven tropical storms, five hurricanes and 2 or 3 hurricanes of category 3 or more are expected.
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San Salvador. The head of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, Fernando López, assured that the storms of last Sunday, April 16, represent the transition from the dry to the rainy season.
On Sunday night, all the institutions that make up the National Civil Protection System were deployed to attend to the effects caused by the rainfall.
winter is expected to begin in early May and be fully established by the end of the same month. The rainfall on Sunday night began in the eastern part of the country and moved towards the central zone.
The storm that in some places lasted for an hour and in others up to an hour and 30 minutes, left up to 77 millimeters of rain in Chalatenango, 36 in San Salvador and 40 in Zaragoza, La Libertad.
According to the minister, this represents more than two millimeters per minute, meaning that the intensity was very high. The highest intensity was 20 minutes in that period estimated by MARN, he explained.
The fall of hail was due to the last cold fronts and the hailstorm affected the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, Cabañas and Usulután. In addition, there were gusts of winds of up to 31 kilometers per hour in San Salvador, 20 kilometers per hour in Acajutla and 26 kilometers per hour in La Unión.
The heavy rains continued this Monday, April 17, starting in the afternoon in various departments; A similar behavior is expected this Tuesday the 18th, but in general they will last throughout the week.
Between May and June, average rains are expected, while in July and August there will be a decrease in them, due to a slight heat wave that would affect the territory, López warned.
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