Navarre is found these days on alert due to strong gusts of wind. Even though the alert is yellow in most of the territory, the truth is that in recent hours The State Meteorological Agency raised the alarm level in an area.
This is the Cantabrian slopein which this Sunday there is orange level (significant risk) alarm due to strong gusts of wind.
This new weather alarmis due to proximity of storm Bertwhich will hit northern Europe these days.
Due to this situation, strong gusts of wind are expected in a large part of the territory of the Foral Community. In fact, central Navarre and the Pyrenees are on yellow alert.
However, in the Cantabrian slope This is where the gusts of wind will be most visible, which is why the alert level has been increased to orange.
Things are therefore expected on the Cantabrian side this Sunday wind gusts that will reach 90 kilometers per hour.
In this way, the winds They will be moderate from the south and southeast of Navarrewith strong intervals and very strong gusts in the northern half of the Autonomous Community.
AEMET plans this Sunday in Navarra cloudy passages increasing to cloudy and overcast. Mists and probability of morning mists and scattered afternoons in elevated areas of the western half.
There is also possibility of some precipitationbut these will be weak and scattered.
On the other hand, the temperatures will continue to increasenotable in the depressions of the northern half. Thermometers will oscillate between 9 and 17 degrees in Pamplona and Tudela.
To Estella, the temperatures They will oscillate between 8 and 16 degrees. Roncal will reach the same maximum temperature as Estella, but will have minimum temperatures of 7 degrees.
AFFECTIONS IN NAVARRE DUE TO WIND
SOS Navarra emergency services reported that, from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. this Sunday, around 45 wind-related incidentsmainly caused by falling trees and branches and some rock falls.
The interventions of the emergency services were concentrated mainly on the Cantabrian slope and, to a lesser extent, in the central area of Navarre. No damage to main roads or harm to people was reported..
The most serious incident in Navarra due to the wind was recorded around 2:20 p.m. It is then that The fall of a tree forced the N-121-A to be cutroad that connects the cities of Pamplona and Behobia. The outage occurred at kilometer point 57+500, near Yanci.
Also The Basatundi tunnel has been closed towards the north. This led to heavy retentions. Traffic was restored at 2:30 p.m.
Another of the most notable incidents of that day occurred at 12:30 p.m. this Sunday, when the Elizondo Post patrol was informed by a citizen that she had seen a large tree that was inside the municipal playground from Plaza Buru, in the town of Elizondo (Navarra), and that there were children playing with the risk of falling because part of the roots were moving.
THE a patrol observed a tree of large dimensions, about 12 meters high and with a large circumference, type of fir tree, which was inside the playing field and we could see how it moved, even from the roots, with a risk of falling to cause of this, since the roots start to move and the soil is loose.
The agents, after assessing the risks, noted that there was a very likely risk of imminent tree fall with the resulting danger for people and property.
Agents first They evacuated the playing field in which there were children playing accompanied by family members and later they sealed the playground with Civil Guard tape.
The public parking lot located at the rear of Plaza Buru has also been sealed, and as the passage of pedestrians on this street is also noted, the company’s tape is also sealed, cutting off said section of the street where there is had a pedestrian risk the tree fellcutting off the passage to vehicles and pedestrians.
The tree finally fell on the access road to the parkingdamaging the park wall and the fence of a neighboring palace.
As these are communications routes and municipal facilities, the incident was reported to the Baztán Municipal Police Chief. No people or vehicles were injured.
