PrompTugal.newsStorm CharlesUpdated 11:42 UTCNew here?v0.1.960Repo
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Decides whether Wednesday's programme runs, changes or is suspended. (fact; websummit.com, read 10 Nov, 18:58 UTC)

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Timeline rows that mention it (31)

When (UTC)LabelWhat the row says
11 Nov, 11:09 UTCevidenceRádio Observador (10:38) reports the overnight reassessment moved Charles's track further south, toward the Algarve, with heavy rain in Lisbon about 11:00 to 15:00 easing after about 18:00 (the press, not IPMA's written word; consistent with Faro keeping red wind, s-1111T0824). At the same sweep (10…
11 Nov, 09:57 UTCevidenceLisbon: the Vasco da Gama bridge is limited to 100 km/h because of the weather, as posted by Lusa at 09:24 (on Tuesday night the bridges had no restrictions: s-1110T2229). Madeira: access to Funchal's centre reopened (Lusa, 09:22); the counts differ: Lusa has 139 occurrences to 08:30, VOST about 200…
11 Nov, 09:55 UTCevidencethe cancellation reaches the international trade press: Deadline, "Web Summit Cancels Day Two As Storm Charles Hits Lisbon" (posted 09:10). In Lisbon, CNN Portugal's live blog: the riverside almost empty with access restricted (entry 09:20) and photos of cars partly submerged at Oriente, next to the…
11 Nov, 07:35 UTCevidencenear the venue: CNN Portugal's live blog (entry 07:24) reports nearly ten cars partly submerged at Parque das Nações, by Oriente, this morning. Not a decision and not confirmed at a public body. Also reported: Madeira's civil protection closed access to Funchal's centre (its communiqué, via Lusa, 07…
11 Nov, 06:54 UTCevidencethe morning as one live blog has it (CNN Portugal): overnight, 66 incidents on the mainland with four floods in Greater Lisbon and the Setúbal peninsula (entry 05:44); the Porto Brandão-Trafaria-Pedrouços/Algés ferry is suspended on Wednesday while the Lisbon-South Bank ferries run in the morning (e…
11 Nov, 05:41 UTCevidenceMadeira: 99 occurrences and electricity restored, as posted by Lusa at 04:42 (up from the 71 to 02:00 reported earlier); Lusa's 04:02 post carries the mainland's 66 occurrences at 03:30, citing civil protection (row s-1111T0437). Evidence: Lusa reporting the authorities; no count read at Madeira's c…
11 Nov, 02:55 UTCfactWeb Summit's own schedule, as read: the PITCH semi-final's session page still reads "November 11, 2026 • 5.00PM - 6.00PM Centre Stage", with no word of the storm, and the schedule for 11 November still lists Wednesday's sessions (62 pages), unmarked. So the semi-final's original slot was Wednesday 1…
11 Nov, 02:28 UTCfactThe alert situation's legal text, read at source: Despacho n.º 13773-A/2026 (Diário da República n.º 218/2026, Suplemento, Série II, 10 November), by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and nine ministries, under Lei 27/2006: in force 00:00 to 23:59 on 11 November, measures 2(a) to (e) and re…
10 Nov, 23:58 UTChypothesisanalysis (incident.media@, labelled): the press on Day 2 after Web Summit's 19:09 page: ECO and TEK 19:41 (32 min later), DN 19:49, Lusa via Notícias ao Minuto 20:01, Observador 20:08, Euronews 20:29, Expresso 20:39; Web Summit's Bluesky still silent on Day 2 at 23:51; 87 of 212 press items read car…
10 Nov, 23:53 UTCevidenceNo post on Web Summit's blog after "Important event update" (19:09); nothing new on public Mastodon since 21:45
10 Nov, 21:53 UTCfactNo further statement from Web Summit (social.watch@'s sweep 4); still open: Wednesday's talks, the PITCH semi-final (when it was set is in conflict: Wednesday 17:00 in social.watch@'s summary, unsourced there; Thursday in Tech Times' preview of 9 Nov), side events (Web Summit's own Night Summit stil…
10 Nov, 21:32 UTCfactWeb Summit's blog listing shows the update post modified 20:06; its text unchanged on Day 2 and Day 3 ("aims to proceed")
10 Nov, 20:08 UTCevidenceorganisers will contact those affected directly; not said whether Wednesday's programme is cancelled or moved (N6 still open)
10 Nov, 19:49 UTCevidenceThursday resumes "if the weather allows" (DN's wording; RTP's "as planned, after the storm"; the organisers' own page: "aims to proceed")
10 Nov, 19:46 UTCevidenceorganisers will hold Thursday "conforme planeado, após a passagem da tempestade Charles"; people affected will be contacted directly
10 Nov, 19:45 UTCevidenceorganisers cancel all of Wednesday's activities (coastal flooding, wind on outdoor structures, transport), after coordinating with the authorities
10 Nov, 19:42 UTCevidencePublic: "Após recomendação do Governo, Paddy suspende Web Summit na quarta-feira" (the outlet's headline; Paddy Cosgrave is Web Summit's chief executive, a public role); the organisers quoted: the government "informou formalmente a Web Summit" of the risks
10 Nov, 19:41 UTCevidenceWeb Summit closed on Wednesday after talks with the government, ANEPC and PSP; the mayor calls it the most sensible decision
10 Nov, 19:38 UTCevidence, decisionDECISION: Web Summit's Day 2, Wednesday 11 November, will not take place. The government "formally advised" it (tidal flooding, public transport, high winds on external structures), after talks with the government, ANEPC and PSP; Day 3, Thursday 12 November, aimed to go ahead as planned
10 Nov, 19:09 UTCfact, decisionPRIMARY: Web Summit's own page, "Important event update": "Day 2 (Wednesday, November 11th) will not take place"; "Web Summit aims to proceed with Day 3 (Thursday, November 12) as planned, following the passing of Storm Charles"; reasons: tidal flooding, disruption to public transport, high winds on…
10 Nov, 19:05 UTCfactNo Web Summit decision on Wednesday: websummit.com (home, /news/, sitemap), its official Bluesky (last post 17:36, "wrap on Day 1") and Jornal de Negócios live (last entry 18:24)
10 Nov, 19:01 UTCfactNo Web Summit decision on Wednesday found (organiser channels readable without a login)
10 Nov, 18:53 UTCevidenceOrganisers checked again: no decision on Wednesday; their last line is still "assessing with ANEPC and PSP"
10 Nov, 18:36 UTCfactVicky's weather desk full check: IPMA's two red warnings for Lisbon unchanged since 17:42 (wind 12:00 to 21:00, rain 12:00 to 18:00); no Web Summit change
10 Nov, 17:53 UTCevidence, decisionthe government recommends suspending Web Summit on Wednesday; the decision rests with the organisers
10 Nov, 17:43 UTCfactWeb Summit: no change to Wednesday's programme announced on its homepage or news page
10 Nov, 15:19 UTCevidencethe storm leaves Web Summit with a thin audience
10 Nov, 14:25 UTCevidenceWeb Summit in doubt; Tagus bridges limited to 60 km/h; Lisbon tunnels closed from midnight; Metro keeps running
10 Nov, 13:19 UTCevidenceLisbon's mayor: "Tudo indica que a Web Summit não poderá funcionar amanhã"; the decision is the Interior Ministry's and the organisers'
10 Nov, 12:45 UTCevidenceWeb Summit's organisers following the alerts with ANEPC and PSP; no sign yet of cancelling Wednesday
10 Nov, 09:30 UTCevidencethe Interior Minister, asked at the press conference: "a Web Summit é um local fechado"; if the organisers decide to keep the event, they may. (8 h 23 min later the government recommended suspending Wednesday)

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  • As a source of this site (official): Web Summit, its source page. the organiser of the conference held in Lisbon on these days. Publishes: its event updates, schedule and blog. We take: its statements on what goes ahead, moves or is cancelled. Licence: read (all rights reserved; its terms forbid automated access to its website and app, and copying, archiving, storing or summarising their content)
  • In the graph: actor:websummit (open it there, its data)
  • As data: organisation/websummit.json · every node · the grammar