Severe Winds Cause 37 Incidents in Algarve: Trees Topple and Structures Fall

Severe winds sweeping through the Algarve region have led to 37 recorded incidents since midnight on Thursday, January 30th, primarily involving fallen trees. According to the Sul Informação, the majority of these events occurred in the Sotavento area, with additional reports of two advertising structures being downed.

Incidents by Location

Data from “ocorrências.pt” indicates that the municipalities affected include:

• Loulé: 2 incidents
• Tavira: 17 incidents
• Vila do Bispo: 2 incidents
• Olhão: 3 incidents
• São Brás de Alportel: 3 incidents
• Vila Real de Santo António: 2 incidents
• Faro: 2 incidents

In Tavira, incidents were reported in areas such as Fonte Salgada, Palheirinhos, Santa Luzia, Santo Estevão, and Cabanas. Loulé saw an occurrence in Almancil, while in Vila Real de Santo António, it happened in Vila Nova de Cacela. Olhão also reported fallen trees in Fuzeta.

Weather Warnings

The Faro district remains under a yellow warning until later today due to strong northwesterly winds, with gusts reaching 80/90 kilometers per hour along the coast, as per the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere. The Algarve coastline was previously under a red warning for maritime agitation until 9 AM today, which has since downgraded to orange until 3 PM.