The information provided by IPMA indicates that the red alert, the most severe in a three-level scale, has been in effect since 12:26 pm.
“Locally, [precipitation values] could accumulate around 40 millimeters per hour,” it is noted.
The district of Faro, corresponding to the Algarve region, is also under orange alerts – the second most severe level – until 6:00 pm today due to forecasts of rainfall, sea disturbances, and wind.
The red alert is the most severe and is issued whenever there are extreme situations, while the orange alert is issued by IPMA whenever there is a “moderate to high-risk meteorological situation,” and yellow when there is a risk for certain activities dependent on meteorological conditions.
The depression Cláudia has been affecting Mainland Portugal and the Madeira archipelago with strong rain, wind, and sea disturbances since Wednesday.
During the early hours and this morning, nearly a thousand incidents were recorded by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority on the mainland, such as tree falls and flooding of roads and homes. An elderly couple died in Seixal, Setúbal district, in their flooded home.
