Inmet Issues Storm Warning for Vale do Paraíba as Frontal System Stirs Southeast Brazil

Overview

• The Inmet aviso de tempestade covers Vale do Paraíba, Litoral Norte and Serra da Mantiqueira from 00:00 to 23:59 on January 15.
• The warning calls for 20–30 mm of rain per hour or up to 50 mm in the day, wind gusts near 60 km/h and the chance of hail.
• Yellow alerts remain in effect for Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais, with Inmet assessing generally low risk for power cuts, crop damage, fallen branches and flooding.
• Recent storms produced notable local totals in the Vale do Paraíba, including 75 mm in São Luiz do Paraitinga, 44 mm in Bananal, 37 mm in Paraibuna and 35 mm in Campos do Jordão.
• A low-pressure trough increases storm potential in Mato Grosso, Goiás and the Federal District, another trough spreads rain into the South, and the ZCIT supports frequent storms in the North.