Lightning strikes power grid in Iporã do Oeste, SC Lightning struck the power grid, causing a flash and a loud explosion in Iporã do Oeste, a city of 9,300 inhabitants in the west of Santa Catarina. The situation occurred during a storm on Thursday morning (13) and was recorded by a monitoring camera (watch above). The video also shows sparks after the lightning strike. Afterwards, it is possible to see smoke in the area. Despite the scare, no one was injured. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp The camera also caught a driver, who stopped the car in the middle of the street in view of the situation. According to Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina (Celesc), there was no damage to the electrical system or shutdown of consumer units due to the lightning. Fiber optic cables that were affected were isolated so as not to pose any risks. Lightning hits the power grid and causes flashes and explosions in Iporã do Oeste, SC Reproduction/NSC TV Instabilities in SC are expected until Saturday (15) The forecast indicates that the storms should gradually advance through Santa Catarina this Thursday and Friday (14), with occasionally intense rain, gusts of wind and the possibility of hail, including large hail, Civil Defense announced. On Saturday (15), instability is expected to persist, mainly in Greater Florianópolis, Vale do Itajaí and the North. Accumulations can reach 100 to 120 millimeters in areas of the Itajaí Valley, South and Greater Florianópolis, increasing the risk of flooding, flash floods, landslides and floods. These accumulations are close to the historical average expected for the entire month of August, which is 130 millimeters, according to Epagri/Ciram, an organization that monitors weather conditions in the state. Civil Defense advises the population: follow official Civil Defense notices; In storms, seek shelter indoors, away from trees, posts and metal structures. READ ALSO: With orange alert, SC may record storms and winds of up to 100 km/h House is destroyed after landslide in SC Construction elevator plummets 8 meters, kills worker and leaves another injured Lightning in Iporã do Oeste Reproduction
VIDEO: lightning strikes power grid and causes explosion with flash during storm in SC
Lightning strikes power grid in Iporã do Oeste, SC Lightning struck the power grid, causing a flash and a loud explosion in Iporã do Oeste, a city of 9,300 inhabitants in the west of Santa Catarina. The situation occurred during a storm on...
Afterwards, it is possible to see smoke in the area. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp The camera also caught a driver, who stopped the car in the middle of the street in view of the situation.
- According to Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina (Celesc), there was no damage to the electrical system or shutdown of consumer units due to the lightning.
- Fiber optic cables that were affected were isolated so as not to pose any risks.
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