Extratropical Cyclone Causes Chaos and Destruction in Southern Brazil

Due to extratropical cyclone formed in the south of the country, the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued alerts of danger at yellow color It is potential danger at the orange valid for some points of the Brazil, the announcement was made this Thursday (13). The first event already occurred, leaving approximately 800,000 people without electricity in Rio Grande do Sul and it was so strong that it reflected in a good part of the Center-South.

See below the damage caused in Rio Grande do Sul:

_{Cyclone causes great destruction in its passage in the south of Brazil (Video: reproduction/Youtube/Jornal O Globo/@jornaloglobo)}

With that, we have the laugh of snow with a yellow alert (potential danger), possibly in Santa Catarina in the mountainous and southern regions; also in the northeast of Rio Grande do Sul, with a risk of accidents due to 5 cm thick snow, everyone must be alert until Friday (14th) at 6 am (Brasília time).

The states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, will have the alert in orange (danger) which will be valid until 23:59 (Brasília time) this Thursday (13). This event brings swinging winds of 60 km/km and 100 km/h with various risks such as natural disasters, damage to residential roof tiles and possible damage to agribusiness due to damage to plantations.

At the temperature declinewill have a drop of more than 5ºC, the danger alert which is colored orange, are the states of Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Espírito Santos and Minas Gerais (Triângulo Mineiro), Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, all on alert until 10 am (Brasília) on Saturday (15).

It will have the states of Rio Grande do Sul and a part of Santa Catarina in the yellow color of potential danger when referring to the accumulated rain there may be some landslides in areas prone to this and risk of small flooding. The alert is valid until Friday (14) at 10 am (Brasília time).

To close the information, we have coastal winds in the coastal regions of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, which may cause sand dunes over nearby buildings due to intense windin view of the alert until Friday (14) until 10 am (from Brasilia and the alert for this phenomenon is in orange (danger).

Featured photo: Zone considered “high risk” for the extratropical cyclone that hits Rio Grande do Sul. Playback/Inmet