Hailstorm in Indaial, in Vale do Itajaí, SC, on the afternoon of this Tuesday (28) The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued a red warning of great danger for storms in Santa Catarina in the next few hours of this Wednesday (29), mainly in the south of the state and part of the Serra. The warning comes one day after a hailstorm was reported that left a child injured (see video above). The red alert is the highest level on the Inmet scale and states that the affected areas may experience rain of more than 60 millimeters in one hour or more than 100 millimeters throughout the day, in addition to winds of more than 100 km/h and hail. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp In addition to Santa Catarina, the alert also affects the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which on Tuesday was hit by a tornado. Seven people were injured in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Santa Catarina Civil Defense monitors the situation. According to the agency, isolated storms with moderate to strong intensity, lightning, gusts of wind and occasional flooding could hit the regions of Planalto Norte, Litoral Norte, Grande Florianópolis and Vale do Itajaí this Wednesday morning. ?? Hail is ice stones that form in clouds of great vertical extent. Heavy hailstorms hit SC amid warning of danger for storms Inmet issues warning of great danger for storms in 549 cities in RS and SC Damage in SC On Tuesday afternoon, heavy hailstorms hit Rio do Sul, Aurora, Indaial, Blumenau, in the Itajaí Valley, and Camboriú, on the North Coast. In Agrolândia, a child was taken to hospital by residents after being hit in the head with a tile. Tarpaulins were distributed to residents who had problems with the roof of their properties and there were recorded power outages. Hail covers the ground in the interior of Agrolândia (SC) Marileia Lippel/Personal archive