Experts advise people residing in flood-prone locations to remain vigilant against flooding caused by sewage saturation or increased river flow. Photo via Costa Rica Firefigthers.
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Updated
at 5 p.m. on Thursday,
November 7,
2024
By
the A.M. Costa Rica
staff
The National Emergency Commission issued the Orange Alert in almost all of the country. This third-level awareness advises rescue organizations to be on high alert if it is certain that an event or natural phenomenon will potentially affect in the alerted areas. The weather alert level to Yellow was issued on the Caribbean Coast (Limón Province) and the northern zone of the provinces of Alajuela and Heredia. This second-level alert is a warning to rescue staff to be ready for a large-scale natural phenomenon that is forming and is almost certain to impact that specific areas. As of Thursday, no green or red weather warnings have been issued.
Rainfall
is expected to vary from 30
to 90
mm in the Guanacaste Province.
Showers
may continue between 30
and 80 mm in the Puntarenas Province.
Downpours
between 30 and 50
mm are forecasted for the provinces of San
José, Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago.
In Limón Province, thunderstorms are expected to range between 20 and 40 mm.
Experts recommend the following preventive measures:
The National Institute of Meteorology, or Weather Institute, is the state owned agency that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information.
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