Governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), visiting Ribeirão Preto (SP). Gustavo Oliva/EPTV The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), said this Sunday (26) that the storm that hit the interior of São Paulo at the end of the week was an unprecedented episode. He highlighted damage to rural production and mentioned that, at the height of the storm, in the early hours of Friday (24) in the region of Ribeirão Preto (SP), measurements from the Agronomic Institute (IAC) showed that winds reached 160 km/h. "It was recorded 121 km/h, officially. But in our IAC, we measured 160 km/h of wind. So, we had the loss of 54 transmission towers [CPFL spoke of 34] It's an unprecedented event, we don't remember seeing in recent history, in any region, such a loss," he said. Be part of the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Tarcísio was in Ribeirão Preto this Sunday to visit a community hit by the storm, as well as other affected cities in the region, including Guariba (SP) and Dumont (SP). During the press conference, the governor recognized the difficulty of current models in predicting the intensity of climate events and highlighted an investment of R$150 million in the acquisition of eight new meteorological radars to improve forecasts. Damage to rural production Tarcisio also mentioned that, due to the strength of the winds, there were significant losses in storage structures, greenhouses, sugarcane fields, orchards and peanut production in the Ribeirão Preto region. Rural roads were also damaged, isolating producers, according to the governor. To help the sector, he announced the release of credits through the Paulista Agribusiness Expansion Fund (FEAP), a rural insurance subsidy, according to him with more than R$100 million available, and credit lines through Desenvolvimento SP. Furthermore, he confirmed the mobilization of teams from the Department of Highways (DER) and the Department of Agriculture to restore access roads. *This news is being updated. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region