Images show the moment when a storm arrives in the city of Cajamarin the metropolitan region of São Paulo, this Saturday afternoon (13).
In the video, you can see the blue sky of the city being quickly taken over by a gray cloud and making the visibility of images difficult. The gale even caused the camera that recorded the approaching phenomenon to become shaky. This all happens in about 20 minutes.
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According to Inmet (National Institute of Meteorology) the forecast for the city is of many clouds with rain showers and thunderstorms on Saturday night (13).
For Sunday (18th), winds should be light in Cajamar with isolated rain showers. According to the agency, the maximum temperatures should not exceed 25°C and the minimum temperatures should not exceed 20°C.
Heavy rains and gales leave people dead in SP
The rains that hit São Paulo throughout this week caused at least three deaths in the stateaccording to data from Civil Defense.
An extratropical cyclone caused storms and winds at the beginning of the week. A new cold front with heavy rain arrived in the state on Friday (12) and is expected to cause showers at least until next Tuesday (16).
The first death occurred on Wednesday (10), with a resident of Campos do Jordão killed after a landslide hit his home during the storm.
On the 11th, Thursday, a woman was hit by the collapse of a wall in Jardim Sapopemba, in São Paulo.
The third victim was also a woman. The fall of a tree in the center of Guarulhos, in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, on Friday afternoon (12) caused the death of the woman and left another injured. The case took place on Rua Arminda de Lima.
Alert for new storms
Civil Defense issued an alert for the state of São Paulo for the next few days. A cold front will pass slowly, which should bring persistent rain with a risk of flooding, lightning, gusts of wind and hail.
The system is expected to persist from Saturday (13) until Tuesday (16).
On Saturday (13), the cold front will be more intense in the southern, central and eastern regions, where the largest accumulations of rain are expected.
On Sunday (14), the phenomenon should remain almost at a standstill on the coast of São Paulo, keeping the weather closed and rain frequent throughout the day.
On Monday (15) and Tuesday (16), the cold front is still persistent in some regions of São Paulo but is already advancing towards Rio de Janeiro.
Regions with very high rainfall forecast
- Regions of Presidente Prudente and Marília
- Bauru and Araraquara regions
- Campinas and Sorocaba regions
- Itapeva and Registro regions
*Under the supervision of Thiago Félix
