In a preview of the impacts of El Niño, until yesterday morning (20/7) 43 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul had reported to the Civil Defense damage caused by storms and strong winds that hit the state over the weekend. According to an alert from the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), the entire Rio Grande do Sul territory will be at risk of new storms and gales until tomorrow (22/7).
RS suffers from storms and strong winds, and warning for more storms continues
In a preview of the impacts of El Niño, until yesterday morning (20/7) 43 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul had reported to the Civil Defense damage caused by storms and strong winds that hit the state over the...
Heavy rain and winds over the weekend damaged properties and toppled trees, as well as causing power outages and road blockages. According to CNN Brasil and Brasil 247, at least 19 people were displaced in six municipalities. Fortunately, there were no deaths or injuries reported, according to the Civil Defense bulletin released on Monday morning.
The city of Quaraí, on the western border of the state, recorded the highest volume of rain in the last two days, with 160 millimeters. Santa Vitória do Palmar, which borders Uruguay, recorded wind gusts with the highest speed: 98 km/h in the same period.
In Santa Maria and São José dos Ausentes winds reached 90 km/h on Sunday. More than 20 homes in Santa Maria suffered damage to their roofs, as well as two schools, Folha reports. Winds above 70 km/h were also recorded in the cities of Jaguarão, Dom Pedrito and Dilermando de Aguiar.
Alegrete recorded damage to the roofs of ten homes. The Capivari Bridge, located at km 8 of the ERS 507 highway, was submerged by water from the Capivari stream. Until yesterday there was no information about the opening of the track.
In just 24 hours, Rio Grande do Sul recorded more than 177 thousand lightning strikes, according to data from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) on the GOES-19 satellite, in a survey carried out by MetSul. The incidence of atmospheric discharges was very high, notably in the Western Border and in the Campaign.
Until tomorrow, the formation and advancement of the instability front over the Rio Grande do Sul territory poses a risk of severe storms in the state, with significant accumulations of precipitation, intense gusts of wind and hail in several regions, warns INMET. The forecast indicates volumes of rain that could vary between 30 and 60 mm per hour, or reach marks of 50 to 100 mm per day. Winds should reach speeds between 60 km/h and 100 km/h, details Terra.
Canal Rural, Terra, ND+, GZH, Hora 1, Correio Braziliense, Agora RS and MetSul also reflected the storms and gales in Rio Grande do Sul.
Source: ClimaInfo
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