The first big wave of cold arrived on Wednesday (28) to Brazil, in the southern region, and already causes . According to the NOTTUS agency, the polar air system responsible for, after being overlaid by another cold wave.
In the southern region, the cold comes with heavy rains, and at least five cities in Rio Grande do Sul have been flooded and damage caused by the rains. No fatal victims were reported by the Gaucho Cities Fire Department.
In Cacequi, in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, a ponte that connects the city to the neighboring municipality of São Vicente do Sul partially collapsed. In São Borja, on the western border of the state, the city decreed emergency because of the damage caused by the passage of the storm.
Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Florianópolis, Sao Paulo, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Rio Branco and Porto Velho must have the (30).
This Wednesday, the capital of Paraná registered a minimum of 6ºC and should register maximums close to 18ºC, while Porto Alegre should reach maximums of 20 ° C, against the 10 ° C of minimum registered. In Florianópolis temperatures should vary between 17 ° C and 22ºC.
In the coming days, temperatures should be even lower and there are.
According to the metereology agency, every cold front is associated with a polar air mass, varying only in its intensity and resulting in cold fronts that cause colder than others.
Impacts in Rio Grande do Sul
The city of São Borja, located in the Western Gaucho border region, decreed a state of emergency, after the heavy rains that hit the region on this afternoon (27). With a 140mm accumulated, in a few hours, several places were flooded, as well as damage caused on the interior roads.
In Uruguaiana, some parts of the city were also flooded, but there were no damage and damage resulting from these rains, according to the city.
Already in Sobradinho, a makeshift and provisional connection between two neighborhoods of the city, fell, affecting about 300 families. The place was banned by the Municipal Civil Defense.
In the municipality of Alegrete, there were no victims or damage due to the rains, but flooding points were reported and a vehicle was uninjured, needing to be removed by the Military Fire Department.
In São Vicente do Sul, a bridge that connects the city to Cacequi, in the rural area, suffered damage, resulting in the interruption of traffic.
Cold record
In the coming days, the coldest capital in Brazil should be Curitiba, which should only register 2 ° C, more than seven degrees difference from the record of the 11th, 9.5 ° C.
The state capital, Porto Alegre, which hit this year’s cold record last Friday (23), should reach the 7 ° C, against 9.2 ° C registered last week. Florianópolis, which reached 13.7 ° C in April, should be in the 11 ° C.
With the temperature records that should be beaten this week, the southern region of the country is expected to register from Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.
According to the agency Nottus ,. Meteorology points out that the chance for citizens to see snow in the areas of the Gaucho and Santa Catarina plateau is small but cannot be discarded.
Anita Garibaldi, Lages, Sao Joaquim, Capão Alto and Curitibanos, as well as Passo Fundo, Panambi and Cruz Alta, in the Planaltos Santa Catarina and Gaucho are some of the cities in the region.
Other cities, with greater chances of accompanying the phenomenon, are located in Serra Gaucha, such as: Caxias do Sul, Farroupilha, Bento Gonçalves and Nova Araçá.
