A storm with winds of up to 113 km/h, last Monday (4), destroyed houses and led to the fall of trees and poles and damage to the power grid of a city in the west of Santa Catarina.
The condition is due to the formation of a low pressure system and the advance of a cold front.
VIDEO – New extratropical cyclone forms in southern Brazil
See the maximum wind speed in Santa Catarina cities:
- Xanxerê – 113.4 km/h
- Chapeco – 96 km/h
- New Horizon – 85.7 km/h
- Joaçaba – 83.5 km/h
- New Fields – 82.4 km/h
- Tanager – 82.2 km/h
- caibi – 76.6 km/h
- from Curitiba – 76 km/h
- Dionísio Cerqueira – 68.8 km/h
- Sao Miguel do Oeste – 65.5 km/h
- Hunter – 62.3 km/h
- Vine – 52.2 km/h
What happened in the affected cities?
- Xanxerê: roofs and damage to homes, as well as falling trees and damage to a school;
- New Horizon: record of tree fall in the interior, with traffic interruption;
- Saint Domingos: tree fall and traffic disruption;
- Grassland: flooding and barrier collapse;
- Dionísio Cerqueira: windstorm and roofless houses;
- San Jose de Cedro: roofing of houses;
- South Guaruja: roofing of houses.
Inhabitants also lost power in the cities of: Abelardo Luz, Bom Jesus, Coronel Martins, Galvão, Ipuaçu, Jupiá, Marema, Novo Horizonte, Ouro Verde, São Domingo, São Lourenço do Oeste, Faxinal do Guedes, Passos Maia, Ponte Serrada, Maravilha and São Miguel do Oeste.
Hurricane
A new extratropical cyclone formed on Monday in southern Brazil and should cause heavy rain, strong gusts of wind and even hail in the region’s states, according to Climatempo.
The instability, the entry of moisture and the circulation of winds should also cause rain in Mato Grosso do Sul.
The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock issued some alerts for the South due to the formation of this new cyclone.
- storm hazard
The entire area of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, in addition to the southern portion of Paraná, is under warning of storm danger. The forecast is for rain of up to 100 mm. The agency warns of the risk of power outages, damage to plantations, falling trees and flooding.
- Great danger of rain accumulation
The alert intensifies in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, a region that should receive more rain this Monday. There is a great risk of large floods and river overflows, large landslides on slopes.
- Potential storm hazard
Paraná, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul are also under storm warning, but they should only suffer the effects of the cold front caused by the cyclone at the end of the day. The forecast is for up to 50 mm of rain and winds of a maximum of 60 km/h in these areas.
Heavy rains hit Rio Grande do Sul
Source: CNN Brasil
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