Santa Marta during recent weeks has been hit by strong gusts of wind that wreak havoc in different areas of the urban area.
Fallen trees, damage to electrical infrastructure, as well as roofless businesses and homes, are part of the panorama left by the breezes that are stronger at night.
Relief agencies declared an orange alert in the face of emergencies unleashed by the dry season.
One of the cases that alerted was due to the fall of a leafy tree, which after being uprooted by the wind fell on a house. Fortunately, the building was vacant and there were no injuries.
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Likewise, the temperature and the winds have triggered the number of vegetation cover fires. Firefighters deal with four to five conflagrations a day, demanding the maximum of their capacity.
Jorge Lizazo, head of the Advisory Office attached to the office of Mayor Virna Johnson, explained that “the hydrometeorological and meteorological conditions that give rise to the declaration of alerts by Ideam, are due to the phenomenon of intra-seasonal variability of the climate known as the dry season or less rain, which is expected to last until March 14.
According to the information provided by the Ideam, the threats are moderate, however, the territory could experience gusts of wind between 46 and 64 km/h, moving in a northeasterly direction; meanwhile the wave height will vary between 2.0 and 4.0 meters.
Recommendations for orange alert
In Santa Marta, different recommendations have been issued to avoid risks and complications during the current weather conditions.
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Among other warnings they suggest not to park vehicles under trees, power poles, billboards or other types of elements that can fall due to the effect of the winds.
Also deposit garbage in its place, to reduce the risk of fires in the vegetation cover.
During wind alerts, do not set sail in shallow-draft vessels without authorization from the port captain’s office.
Likewise, do not allow children and the elderly to enter the sea without their supervision and company and recommend refraining from using floats on the beaches.
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The strong waves keep the main resorts of the Caribbean under observation.
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The strong waves keep the main Caribbean resorts under observation.
Port Authority of Barranquilla calls for extreme measures in maritime activities.
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The General Maritime Directorate (Dimar), through the National Marine Meteorological Service alerted swimmers and boats in the Colombian Caribbean before the forces of breezes and waves that this weekend is recorded in the coastal area of the north of the country.
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“The interaction between high pressure systems, located in the north and center of the ocean Atlantic North, and the low pressure of the Darién located on the center of the Colombian Caribbean coast, affect with intense winds Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa MartaRiohacha and Puerto Bolívar”, underlines the statement from the maritime authority.
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In its report, the Captaincy indicates that the continuous flow of winds with speeds between 18 and 24 knotsthat is to say 33 to 44 km/h, with the probability of greater gusts.
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To this is added, adds the report, the significant increase in the height of the waves, ranging between 1.7 and 2.2 meters and reaching up to 3.2 meters.
“This adverse condition is expected to continue for the next 72 hours,” the Captaincy points out, while recommending extreme security measures in maritime activities.
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The marquee event of the men’s Alpine Olympic program at the Beijing Winter Games was postponed Sunday after high winds forced two hours of delays before organizers canceled it for the day.
Organizers were due to meet later Sunday to discuss when to fit the race into the program, with Monday the most likely option.
“Due to the present weather situation with the wind gust and the updated forecast — the jury together with the organizer have decided in the best interest of safety and fairness for the racers to delay today’s men’s Olympic downhill to another day,” organizers said in a statement.
Monday’s scheduled event is the women’s giant slalom, which will be held on the technical course adjacent to ‘The Rock’ speed course.
Similar wind in the upper and middle areas of the course had led to the cancellation of Saturday’s third training session after just three skiers had completed their run.
While no fans were able to attend the race, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach had arrived at the course, which is made from artificial snow, to watch the event.
Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, the favorite in the event, backed the decision but said skiers might have to cope with some degree of wind.
“We will see, we just have to be patient and make sure that we make the right decisions,” said the World Cup downhill leader.
“If we talk about our safety then we can’t do much about it. But if it is only just a little bit, so it is safe to ski, then we might just have to race with wind and take what we get.
“It is an outside sport, and we know about the wind and the things that can happen,” added Kilde, who hopes there will be less waiting around if a similar situation emerges.
“It is just a lot of lack of energy when you have to prepare for such a long day and then suddenly at 2 p.m. they have to make a decision. Let’s see if they can make a decision earlier in the future and hope for the best.”
French veteran Johan Clarey backed the decision. “I think the conditions were not safe for everyone, so security first,” said the 41-year-old.
A nor’easter with hurricane-force wind gusts battered much of the East Coast on Saturday, flinging heavy snow that made travel treacherous or impossible, flooding coastlines, and threatening to leave bitter cold in its wake.
The storm thrashed parts of 10 states, with blizzard warnings that stretched from Virginia to Maine. Philadelphia and New York saw plenty of wind and snow, but Boston was in the crosshairs. The city could get more than 61 centimeters of snow by the time it moves out early Sunday.
Winds gusted as high as 134 kph on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. More than 45 centimeters of snow had fallen by midafternoon on part of Long Island in New York, while Bayville, New Jersey, had 48 centimeters.
The wind scoured the ground bare in some spots and piled the snow into huge drifts in others.
A worker clears the sidewalk at East Pier in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Jan. 29, 2022.
Record snowfall possible
Forecasters watched closely for new snowfall records, especially in Boston, where the heaviest snow was expected later Saturday. The Boston area’s modern snowfall record is 70 centimeters, set in 2003.
New York City and Philadelphia were far from setting all-time records but still saw significant snowfall, with at least 19 centimeters in New York’s Central Park and at the Philadelphia airport.
Many flights at airports serving New York, Boston and Philadelphia were canceled Saturday, according to FlightAware. More than 4,500 flights were canceled across the U.S., though airports in the Northeast didn’t report evidence of mass strandings, given that the storm was anticipated and many airlines called off flights in advance.
Amtrak canceled all its high-speed Acela trains on the busy Boston-to-Washington corridor and canceled or limited other service.
In Boston, Dominic Torre was out driving his snow dump truck since the storm began overnight, picking up loads of plowed snow from the streets and dumping it in unused parking lots known as “snow farms.” It was about time for such a big storm, he said.
“You know, we were overdue,” he said. “It’s pretty hairy, you know, a lot of snow. A lot of snow, a lot of trips, a lot of loads. And it ain’t over yet. It ain’t done yet.”
Videos on social media showed wind and waves battering North Weymouth, south of Boston, flooding streets with a slurry of frigid water. Other videos showed a street underwater on Nantucket and waves crashing against the windows of a building in Plymouth.
More than 120,000 homes and businesses lost power in Massachusetts, with failures mounting. No other states reported widespread outages.
Xavier Martinez scrapes snow off his windshield during a storm in Providence, R.I., Jan. 29, 2022. A powerful nor’easter swept up the East Coast on Saturday, threatening to bury parts of 10 states under deep snow accompanied by coastal flooding and winds.
Climate change one factor
Climate change, particularly the warming ocean, probably influenced the strength of the storm, atmospheric researchers said.
Much warmer ocean waters “are certainly playing a role in the strengthening of the storm system and increased moisture available for the storm,” said University of Oklahoma meteorology professor Jason Furtado. “But it isn’t the only thing.”
The storm had two saving graces: Dry snow less capable of snapping trees and tearing down power lines, and its timing on a weekend, when schools were closed and few people were commuting.
Parts of 10 states were under blizzard warnings at some point: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, along with much of the Delmarva Peninsula in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
People make their way over the Williamsburg bridge during a snow storm, Jan. 29, 2022, in New York.
Blizzard conditions
The National Weather Service considers a storm a blizzard if it has snowfall or blowing snow, as well as winds of at least 56 kph that reduce visibility to a quarter-mile or less for at least three hours. In many areas, Saturday’s storm met those criteria.
Rhode Island, all of which was under a blizzard warning, banned all nonemergency road travel.
In West Hartford, Connecticut, a tractor-trailer jackknifed on Interstate 84, closing several lanes. Massachusetts banned heavy trucks from interstate highways.
Ocean City, Maryland, recorded at least 30 centimeters of snow. Maryland State Police tweeted that troopers had received more than 670 calls for service and responded to more than 90 crashes by midmorning.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul advised people to stay home and warned of below-zero windchills after the storm passes. The state had declared a state of emergency Friday evening.
“This is a very serious storm, very serious. We’ve been preparing for this. This could be life-threatening,” Hochul said. “It’s high winds, heavy snow, blizzard conditions — all the elements of a classic nor’easter.”
Snow-shoveling training
Hardy New Englanders took the storm in stride.
Dave McGillivray, race director for the Boston Marathon, jokingly invited the public to his suburban Boston home on Saturday for a free snow-shoveling clinic.
“I will provide the driveway and multiple walkways to ensure your training is conducted in the most lifelike situation,” he said.
Washington and Baltimore got some snow but were largely spared. The worst of the nor’easter was expected to blow by Sunday morning into Canada, where several provinces were under warnings.
