Rain in SC Civil Defense/ Disclosure The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) identified the influence of El Niño on the climate in southern Brazil. Typical patterns of the phenomenon favored an increase in rainfall in the region, resulting in damage in several cities in Santa Catarina last week. New storms are forecast for the next few days. ?? El Niño is characterized by warming greater than or equal to 0.5°C of the waters of the Pacific Ocean, causing effects on the climate of the entire planet. In Brazil, the phenomenon tends to reduce rainfall in the North and Northeast regions and increase the frequency and volume of precipitation in the South. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp According to Inmet, the influence of El Niño and the action of a low pressure center associated with a cold front will intensify instability in the South. In addition to the storms forecast for Rio Grande do Sul, the advance of the system "favors the occurrence of rain showers in the center-south of Santa Catarina from Saturday afternoon (18)", informed the federal agency. Check out the Weather Forecast in SC, with Rafaela Cardoso Storm warnings hit part of SC The rains will start to hit Santa Catarina from the West region on Thursday (16), with the forecast of isolated storms in the region. See the alerts released by Inmet for Santa Catarina in the coming days: Thursday (16) ? Yellow warning (Potential Danger) for gales: winds of up to 60 km/h. Friday (17) ? Warning in orange (Danger) for gales: winds of up to 100 km/h. ? Yellow warning (Potential Danger) for storms: rain between 20 and 30 mm/h or up to 50 mm/day, intense winds (40-60 km/h), and hail. Saturday (18) ? Warning in orange (Danger) for gales: winds of up to 100 km/h. ? Yellow warning (Potential Danger) for storms: rain between 20 and 30 mm/h or up to 50 mm/day, intense winds (40-60 km/h), and hail. Sunday (19) ? Warning in orange (Danger) for gales: winds of up to 100 km/h. ? Yellow warning (Potential Danger) for storms: rain between 20 and 30 mm/h or up to 50 mm/day, intense winds (40-60 km/h), and hail. Understanding Inmet alerts: ? Inmet maintains the “Alert-AS - Virtual Center for Severe Meteorological Event Warnings”. In addition to forecasting and monitoring the weather in general, it issues “meteorological warnings”, in which it classifies the observed phenomenon into three levels of intensity: yellow (potential danger) orange (danger) red (great danger) READ ALSO: What it is, why scientists are on alert and how it can affect your life How El Niño will affect winter in one of the coldest regions of Brazil VIDEOS: most watched on g1 SC in the last 7 days