Overview
- Heavy rain concentrated on Thursday afternoon produced at least seven flood pockets in Campo Grande, Sepetiba and Inhoaíba, mostly along Avenida Cesário de Melo.
- Alerta Rio measured 57.2 mm in Campo Grande between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., while COR-Rio reported 33.6 mm in Sepetiba and 14.8 mm in Campo Grande between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
- Mobi-Rio halted BRT Line 17 (Santa Cruz–Campo Grande) due to water accumulation and reported irregular intervals on Connection Line 28 after a fallen tree blocked Estrada do Piaí in Sepetiba.
- City teams operated across multiple affected points, and Redemet recorded wind gusts up to 40.7 km/h at the Campo dos Afonsos air base.
- The city remains under a prolonged Calor 3 heat stage with more spotty showers expected, while São João de Meriti stays on elevated contingency alert after Wednesday’s storm that destroyed one home without injuries.