
Civil Defense issues warning for gusts of wind, heavy rain, electrical discharges and possibility of hail
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The Civil Defense of São Paulo monitors storms in the state and issued a cell broadcast alert for gusts of wind, heavy rain, electrical discharges and the possibility of hail. The entire State of São Paulo remains at orange alert level for storms.
According to the São Paulo Civil Defense, wind gusts reached 126.7 km/h in the city. A preliminary survey by the agency shows that around 20 houses had partial roofing.
Tree falls were also recorded on public roads and there is no information about victims.
Also according to Civil Defense, an alert was issued in the city via cell broadcast, for gusts of wind, heavy rain, electrical discharges and the possibility of hail.
The agency also pointed out that the entire State of São Paulo remains at orange alert level for storms and that, this Sunday (8), the forecast is for rain showers to persist in different regions of São Paulo.

A tornado hit Santo Augusto, in Rio Grande do Sul, in the early hours of Saturday, injuring a man and damaging around 100 houses. Storms with wind and hail caused damage in several regions of the state, including Bento Gonçalves, Caxias do Sul, São Borja, Passo Fundo, Palmeira das Missões, Coxilha and Getúlio Vargas.

Storm with winds of up to 96.1 km/h hit Piracicaba on Saturday (7), knocking down trees in at least 11 neighborhoods, damaging part of the roof of the Pauliceia Terminal and causing power outages in neighborhoods such as Castelinho, Santa Rosa, Jupiá and Centro, in addition to UPA Vila Cristina.

Twenty-three calves died after a tree under which they were sheltering was struck by lightning on a farm in Ubaí, Minas Gerais. Inmet issued a yellow storm alert valid until Monday (9), with rain of 20 to 30 mm per hour, winds of 40 to 60 km/h and the possibility of hail.

Civil Defense issued a severe warning of the risk of flash floods and flooding in the capital at 4:49 pm, after reporting the possibility of moderate to heavy rain at 4:35 pm. Before the rain, the maximum temperature reached 33.9°C in Venda Nova, at 2:45 pm.
Rio's Civil Defense sent an alert via SMS and WhatsApp about rain showers, winds and lightning in the coming hours. The Rio Operations Center recommends avoiding flooded areas, streams and rivers, driving carefully and staying in a safe place.

Heavy rains and intense winds hit Paraná this Saturday, causing trees to fall, collapses and leaving 275,000 properties without power. Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region were affected, as well as Laranjeiras do Sul.