Brazil Extends Severe Storm Alerts as Cyclone Drives New Downpours and Damaging Winds

Overview

• The national weather service kept orange and red warnings in force through November 26–27 for hundreds of municipalities, forecasting 50–100 mm of rain in 24 hours, gusts up to 100 km/h and possible hail.
• Erechim, in northern Rio Grande do Sul, updated its toll to 268 injured and more than 41,000 people affected after a severe hailstorm, with an emergency decree in place.
• In Santa Catarina, Luiz Alves registered 180.2 mm in 24 hours, shelters were opened and multiple cities declared emergencies; the Navy temporarily closed and later reopened access to the Port of Itajaí due to strong winds.
• In São Paulo state, a 26-year-old woman died in Hortolândia when her car was swept away by floodwaters, while in Rio Verde, Goiás, winds near 92 km/h and torrential rain damaged structures and disrupted health services.
• Authorities issued targeted alerts as storms expanded north and east, including landslide sirens in Petrópolis and hail and wind damage in Governador Valadares and the Vale do Aço, with forecasts highlighting heavier rain across northern Espírito Santo, eastern and northern Minas and southern and western Bahia.