The city of Paraná had winds of 99 km/h during the storm; another 10 recorded gusts above 70 km/h, see list

Cerro Azul, in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, had wind gusts of 99 km/h around 2pm this Saturday (7), during a storm. Another 10 cities in Paraná recorded winds above 70 km/h at stations of the Paraná Environmental Technology and Monitoring System (Simepar) until 5:15 pm.

The state was hit by strong storms, which caused trees and branches, poles and roofs to fall.

In Loanda, in the Northwest, winds reached 96.5 km/h. In Londrina, in the North, at 91.4 km/h at around 3pm. Also, in Santa Maria do Oeste, in the Central region, winds reached 90.7 km/h, at around 12:45 pm.

Winds caused trees to fall in Londrina. — Photo: Photo: Neuza Melo

See the list of cities in Paraná with winds above 50 km/h:

Cerro Azul: 99 km/h at 2pm

Loanda: 96.5 km/h at 2pm

Londrina: 91.4 km/h at 3pm

Santa Maria do Oeste: 90.7 km/h at 12:15 pm

Laranjeiras do Sul: 80.3 km/h at 11am

Maringá: 77.4 km/h at 2:45 pm

Guarapuava: 75.6 km/h at 11:45 am

General Carneiro: 74.5 km/h at 9:15 am

Cornélio Procópio: 73.4 km/h at 3pm

Palmas (Horizon District): 70.9 km/h at 9:15 am

Santo Antônio da Platina: 70.6 km/h at 3:30 pm

Altônia: 69.5 km/h at 1:30 pm

Telêmaco Borba: 69.1 km/h at 2pm

Guaíra: 62.6 km/h at 12:45 pm

Cascavel: 62.3 km/h at 11:45 am

Toledo: 60.5 km/h at 11:45 am

Cambará: 57.6 km/h at 12:15 pm (tie)

Palotina: 57.6 km/h at 1:15 pm (tie)

Palmas: 56.5 km/h at 9am

Guarapuava (Entre Rios District): 56.2 km/h at 11:30 am (tie)

Umuarama: 56.2 km/h at 1pm (tie)

Cianorte: 55.1 km/h at 2:15 pm

Nova Prata do Iguaçu: 53.6 km/h at 9:45 am

Assis Chateaubriand: 52.9 km/h at 12:45 pm

Ubiratã: 51.8 km/h at 12:30 pm

The winds caused damage to the electrical grid in several cities in the state. According to Copel, this Saturday's weather phenomenon was the most severe from an energy point of view and left, at its peak, 478.5 thousand consumer units without electricity at around 5 pm.

At the 6pm bulletin, 424 units remained without electricity.

Units without electricity by region:

State total at 5:30 pm: 424 thousand

Eastern Region (Curitiba, Metropolitan Region and Coast): 94.8 thousand

Curitiba: 52.7 thousand

Central-South Region: 92.6 thousand

Ponta Grossa: 25.9 thousand

North Region: 92.2 thousand

London: 6.4 thousand

Northwest Region: 80.9 thousand

Maringá: 7.5 thousand

West Region: 8.5 thousand

Rattlesnake: 1,300

Southwest Region: 8.5 thousand

Colonel Vivida: 638

Copel also advised the population to stay away from the damaged power grid and informed that teams are working to replenish it.

Civil Defense provides assistance in Curitiba

According to information from Marcelo Santos, coordinator of the Civil Defense of Curitiba, in the capital of Paraná the team has already recorded more than 60 assistances, with 300 requests related to falling branches or trees. The most affected neighborhoods are Xaxim, Alto Boqueirão, Boqueirão, Hauer and Cajuru.

To date, there is no record of displaced families in Curitiba.