Storm Charles Brings Orange Alert for Strong Winds to Seville
A storm called Charles is coming to Seville, Spain.
The government gave an orange alert for strong winds.
Winds can go up to 90 km/h.
Because of the storm, parks are closed.
Sports places are closed too.
The Junta is the local government of the area.
They made the alert bigger because of the strong winds.
A weather expert named Mercedes MartÃn gave more information.
She said there could be more than 300 litres of rain per square meter.
She also said winds could reach more than 130 km/h.
This is because two storms are coming: Bruna and Charles.
People in Seville need to be careful these days.
They should not go to parks or sports areas now.
The storms can bring a lot of rain and wind.
Local news is giving updates about the weather.
Vocabulary15 words
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- orange alert
- a warning that something is dangerous but not the worst level
- Junta
- the government of a region in Spain
- alert
- a warning about danger
- litres
- a way to measure how much rain falls
- square meter
- a way to measure a flat area of ground
- forecast
- what experts say the weather will be
- gust
- a sudden strong wind
- facilities
- places built for people to use, like sports centers
- closed
- not open; people cannot go in
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- weather
- rain, wind, sun, or snow outside
- region
- a part of a country
- wind speed
- how fast the wind is moving
- arrival
- when something comes
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1. Orange alert 2. Parks and sports facilities 3. Up to 90 km/h
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A storm called Charles is coming to _____, Spain.
The government gave an _____ alert for strong winds.
Winds can go up to _____ km/h.
Because of the storm, _____ are closed.
Sports places are _____ too.
The _____ is the local government of the area.
They made the alert bigger because of the strong _____.
A weather expert named Mercedes MartÃn gave more _____.
She said there could be more than 300 litres of _____ per square meter.
This is because two storms are coming: Bruna and _____.
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