Hailstorms Pound Southern Minas and São Paulo Interior, Causing Localized Damage

Overview

• Senador Amaral (MG) saw streets and strawberry fields covered in ice, with civil defense reporting damage to a daycare and other buildings.
• Vargem Grande do Sul (SP) recorded two fallen trees and a damaged power pole, with no injuries confirmed by local civil defense.
• Santa Rita do Passa Quatro (SP) and Socorro (SP) also had hail, and Socorro’s city hall noted only isolated water accumulation and ongoing cleanup.
• Residents’ videos widely documented large hailstones and heavy accumulation, providing initial visuals of the afternoon storms.
• Climatempo attributed the episodes to cumulonimbus storm clouds, and officials said overall losses, including agricultural impacts, remain under evaluation.