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In the Porto area, an orange precipitation warning was in effect, flooding and flooded streets were reported, as happened in Vila Nova de Gaia, where several cars were trapped by the water. “The car stopped me there and stopped working. I had to get out of the car through the window, me and my dogs,” says Isabelle, who got stuck in the water at a roundabout after heavy rain. There are also reports of flooded garages in Vila Nova de Gaia after heavy rain late in the morning. Porto and Braga will also be under an orange warning due to rough seas. In addition, they are joined by Coimbra and Lisbon, where “northwest waves of 5 to 6 meters are also expected, reaching a maximum height of up to 11 meters.“ The orange warning will be in effect from 03:00 to 21:00 after which it will change to yellow. There will also be heavy seas on the west coast from Saturday and all day Sunday, with waves of five to six meters of significant height north of Cabo da Roca and four to five meters