Brazil Issues Multi-State Storm Alerts as Cyclone Forecast to Intensify Severe Weather This Week

Overview

• Inmet has active orange and yellow advisories across several states that remain in effect until 10:00 Monday and may be extended as conditions evolve.
• An orange “danger” alert covers 128 municipalities in northern, central and northwestern Minas Gerais with risks of power outages, flooding, falling trees and electrical discharges.
• Tocantins begins the week under orange and yellow alerts, with 30–60 mm/h or up to 100 mm/day of rain and winds reaching 100 km/h across much of the state.
• Piauí remains under danger and potential danger warnings that include Teresina, Picos, Altos and Barras, where heavy rain and strong gusts could trigger flooding and service disruptions.
• Forecasts from Climatempo and Metsul point to a developing extratropical cyclone from Monday through midweek that heightens the threat of hail, isolated gusts above 100 km/h and very heavy localized rain in the South, particularly Rio Grande do Sul, with authorities sharing safety guidance and emergency contacts 199 and 193.