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NORTH-CENTRAL CHILE — RED ALERTS SPREAD NORTH TO COQUIMBO AND ATACAMA
On the board · September 27, 2026 →THE WATER
Red alerts now cover the entire Coquimbo Region and Huasco Province in Atacama, where 80 to 120 mm could set records. A second category-3 atmospheric river runs from Coquimbo to Los Lagos, with reds in Maule, Los Ríos and Los Lagos as rivers crest. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
5 turning points on record since Sep 22.
Sep 26easing → building
Sep 25▽ eased
Sep 24peak → easing
Sep 23building → peak
Sep 22appeared, building
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyA hurricane warning for Baja California Sur, a typhoon at Okinawa, a moderate flood risk ahead for the US Southwest and red alerts in Chile and Saudi Arabia.
AgricultureHeavy rain ahead for the southern High Plains, record rain in Chile's arid north, and hail risk in western Nebraska.
Health systemsA landfall ahead for Baja California Sur, recovery in eastern Japan, and evacuations in Chile and Sri Lanka.
CONNECTED
Rain on ground already full — Chile's second atmospheric river falls on rivers the first one filled, and Sri Lanka's red landslide warnings sit on slopes soaked all week.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
searched 34 vetted voices and the open field — nothing said about this system cleared the screen.