The most impacted cities are Porto Alegre, Capão da Canoa, Viamão and Osorio that concentrate most of the interruptions
The passage of an extratropical cyclone on Monday (28) affected the supply of electricity and 346 thousand customers are without light in the concession area of Equatorial CEEE. The most impacted cities are, Capão da Canoa, Viamão and Osorio that concentrate most of the interruptions. In some regions, winds of more than 102 km/h were recorded.
CEEE Equatorial reported that teams are mobilized to restore the supply of electricity in the most affected areas, acting on “maximum warning regime”. “The distributor stresses that the work is uninterrupted, focusing on regions with the largest number of occurrences,” he says in a statement.
According to MetSul Meteorology, the forecast indicates that wind gusts should persist, although less intense and gradually less frequent, and may make the work of teams that work in network repairs difficult.
According to the Civil Defense, the strongest gusts were felt in the municipalities of Canguçu, (101.9 km/h), mustard (78.9 km/h), Pinheiro Machado (78.1 km/h), South Crossroads (76.3 km/h), Vacaria and Capão do Leo (76.0 km/h). Another 12 cities had winds above 60 km/h, the capital being one of them. According to the Civil Defense records, the wind speed registered in Porto Alegre was 64.8 km/h).
The largest accumulated rainfall were recorded in the city of Canguçu (87.8 mm), Pelotas (71.6 mm), Condor (71.2 mm), Pedro Osório (70 mm) and Rio Grande (69.9 mm). The data correspond to the last update of the Civil Defense, made at noon this Monday.
The Rio Grande do Sul Civil Defense warned over the weekend about the performance of an extratropical cyclone over the ocean, which would favor the occurrence of moderate rainfall over the state’s east half on Monday. The municipalities on the coast are the hardest hit. “The winds will be strong, with gusts between 80 and 100 km/h in the South, Campaign, Costa Doce, RMPOA (Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre), Northeast. In the middle and north coastline the gusts will be more intense and could exceed 100 km/h,” said the Civil Defense. “In other regions, they are between 50 and 80 km/h. There is a condition of hangover and maritime agitation on the Rio Grande do Sul,” the agency added.
Forecast for the next few days
In the capital Porto Alegre, on Tuesday (29), the firm time predominates, with sun between clouds throughout the day. The morning will be cold, with a minimum expected of 7 ° C, and in the afternoon must reach the 15 ° C. Winds blow from west to southwest, with gusts that can exceed 40 kilometers per hour. There is no forecast of rain.
Wednesday (30) begins with fog, but soon the sun should predominate. The winds blow from east with weak intensity, 5 kilometers per hour. The temperature varies between 7 ° C and 17 ° C, and there is no rain condition.
On Thursday (31), time is still stable, with a predominance of sun throughout the day. Temperatures should oscillate between 8 ° C and 22 ° C, and winds blow east with an average intensity of 6 kilometers per hour.
Closing the week, Friday (1) will be sunny, with a minimum temperature of 11 ° C and maximum forecast of 23 ° C. The winds follow east with moderate intensity. There is no rain forecast for any region of the city.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
