The force of the wind knocks down a window onto a worker during a storm in the North of RS A localized storm caused roof damage and damage to public buildings, a school and a company in Frederico Westphalen, in the North of RS, on Tuesday afternoon (21). Despite the damage, there are no reports of injured, displaced or homeless people. At around 4:30 pm, a company's window broke due to the force of the wind and fell on an employee (see above). Bugio Tratores reported that the employee was not injured, and that the establishment is taking the necessary measures and providing the necessary support. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp The municipal and state Civil Defense teams work to respond to incidents. The city hall points to around 80 partially roofed houses. The Fire Department distributes tarps to families. The most affected neighborhoods were Aparecida, Santo Inácio, Fátima and Ipiranga. At the Municipal Early Childhood Education School in the Santo Inácio neighborhood, branches from a tree fell on the roof and damaged the structure. Classes were suspended only in this school unit. In the Basic Health Unit in the Aparecida neighborhood, glass broke. At Divina Providência Hospital, tiles were damaged in a low-use ward. According to the city hall, patient care was not affected. Inside the municipality, there are reports of rising water levels on the Encruzilhada Line and houses with damaged roof tiles on the Boa Esperança Line. According to Climatempo, the storm was an extremely localized event, caused by the advance of a cold front. It is not yet possible to confirm whether a microexplosion occurred, which requires field analysis or an image report. The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) station, located on the campus of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), outside the urban area, recorded winds of a maximum of 15 km/h. In neighboring cities, gusts did not exceed 25 km/h. Window falls on employee during storm in Frederico Westphalen Images provided/Bugio Tratores Glass falls on employee during storm in Frederico Westphalen Images provided/Bugio Tratores VIDEOS: Everything about RS