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Cold Front Drives Severe Storms Across South and Southeast Brazil

Officials say a developing extratropical cyclone will keep hazardous weather in place into Tuesday.

Overview

  • A peak gust of 138.9 km/h was recorded in the Baixada Santista, and a collapsed event tent in Peruíbe left five people injured, according to authorities.
  • Paraná reported widespread wind damage, with Inmet measuring 80 km/h in Dois Vizinhos and utility Copel saying about 20,000 customers were affected by power outages.
  • Interior São Paulo saw trees down and roof damage, with gusts of 92 km/h in Ourinhos and 68 km/h in Itapeva reported by civil defense.
  • Storm conditions disrupted air travel at São Paulo’s Guarulhos airport, where the operator reported 15 flight diversions and seven cancellations.
  • Inmet and civil defense kept alerts active for Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná and São Paulo, warning of more heavy rain that could exceed 100 mm in 24 hours, gusts above 60 km/h and a marked temperature drop early this week.