INMET Extends Storm Warnings Across Brazil’s Centre-South Through Wednesday

Overview

• Multiple yellow and orange alerts remain in effect across Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais through Tuesday, with some reaching Wednesday.
• Forecasts call for 30–60 mm/h or 50–100 mm/day of rain, wind gusts of 60–100 km/h and isolated hail, posing risks of urban flooding, falling trees and power interruptions.
• Rio Grande do Sul has an orange warning valid until 10 a.m. Tuesday with gusts up to 100 km/h and coastal wind impacts, while Paraná holds overlapping orange and yellow alerts as a front advances.
• Recent impacts include flooding and treefalls in Ribeirão Preto and high accumulations in Presidente Prudente, prompting civil defense guidance and cell‑broadcast alerts.
• Following last week’s extratropical cyclone, roughly 25,000 customers in Greater São Paulo remain without power under a court order requiring priority restoration in essential areas with hourly fines for noncompliance.