2023-09-11 16:01:28
According to Metsul Meteorologia, precipitation forecast for the State could cause new floods and overflows in already affected rivers
Mauricio Tonetto/Government of Rio Grande do Sul A recent cyclone caused destruction in cities in the North of Rio Grande do Sul
After a week of strong rainso Rio Grande do Sul starts planning its reconstruction. In total, 46 people died and another 46 are still missing. In addition, 4,000 are homeless due to the rains. The population’s expectation was that the next few days would allow the searches to continue and the weather to improve. However, an alert from Metsul Meteorologia shows that the State will have a week with heavy rain forecast and a new cyclone graduating. According to the forecast, Monday, the 11th, will be hot, but, at the end of the day, a cold front will reach the west and south of the state, forming a storm with lightning, heavy rain and hail. On Tuesday, Rio Grande do Sul will have intense rains, and on Wednesday, the 13th, the low pressure area deepens and advances across the State, leading to heavy rains in several regions. “The risk of isolated thunderstorms with hail and gusts of strong wind will be high,” Metsul said in a statement.
On Thursday, the 14th, the low pressure center will move to the Atlantic Ocean, transforming into an extratropical cyclone and driving a cold front with rain and isolated thunderstorms in Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná and parts of the Center. West and Southeast of the country. “This cyclone closer to the coast of southern Brazil, whose positioning the models still differ in their projections, will drive colder air from a continental trajectory towards the south and central-west of Brazil with a sharp drop in temperature from a center of high continental pressure in Northern Argentina”, says Metsul. According to Metsul, this will be the third extreme rain event in September. According to the agency, the volume of rain predicted for Rio Grande do Sul is enough to cause flooding in urban and rural areas, even affecting rivers that are already full, such as the Quaraí, Ibirapuitã, Jaguarão, Piratini and Camaquã, in the West and South, and Ibicuí and Jacuí, in the Center.
*With information from Estadão Content
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