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Heavy, persistent rain is expected, along with winds whose gusts in some parts of the country may approach 100 kilometres per hour.
Warnings are in force from this Monday to Tuesday.
Abrupt drops in pressure turned the storm into an “extremely efficient atmospheric engine”, with winds reaching 160 km/h at several stations. Storm Kristin was the third named by the IPMA since last Friday and the fifth since the start of the year.
The victim was the driver of a light goods vehicle travelling on National Road 1 who died after a tree fell. The Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) also forecasts coastal winds of up to 160 km/h.
Civil Protection reports strong winds but no casualties. By 22:00 there had been 1,500 incidents. Six districts are on maximum alert; winds may reach 160 km/h.
Access will be closed at the barrier in Azóia, on the route from Urca to the Convent of the Capuchos and to Peninha, and at the junctions of Azóia, Portela and Capuchos.
IPMA issued orange wind warnings for all districts of mainland Portugal except Bragança. More than 700 incidents had been recorded by 20:00, and a family was rehoused in Oeiras.
The Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) upgraded coastal warnings as Depression Joseph crossed mainland Portugal, placing the mainland coast under a red warning for dangerous swell and issuing orange warnings for wind across all mainland districts except Bragança. IPMA also flagged orange warnings for snowfall in affected areas. By 20:00 more than 700 incidents had been reported and at least one family was rehoused in Oeiras, prompting heightened public-safety advisories for coastal and exposed communities.
Winds are also expected from the west to west-southwest, with average speeds of 55–85 km/h and gusts of up to 110 km/h.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) warns that the low-pressure system 'Francis' will begin affecting the Portuguese mainland from Thursday. Stronger winds are expected from Thursday afternoon, with light rain forecast for New Year’s Day mainly on the west coast spreading inland; no rain is expected on New Year’s Eve.
