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Overview
- A highly concentrated storm on July 24–25 struck Ribeirão Preto and nearby municipalities with extreme winds and heavy rain, causing one confirmed death and widespread structural damage.
- Guariba mayor said roughly 60–70% of the town’s houses were destroyed, leaving the 37,000‑resident municipality unable to rebuild without external technical and financial support.
- Power and services remain disrupted with CPFL reporting about 1,249 consumer units in Ribeirão Preto and roughly 3,800 in Guariba still without electricity, while the Hospital das Clínicas emergency red ward resumed operations 72 hours after the storm.
- State authorities deployed humanitarian aid, temporary shelters and emergency credit for producers, and Governor Tarcísio de Freitas announced immediate relief steps plus a R$150 million plan to buy eight new meteorological radars.
- Meteorological agencies continue to investigate whether a microburst or tornado caused the damage amid disputed measurements that show conflicting wind speeds (official ~121 km/h versus IAC 160 km/h) and differing counts of downed transmission towers, which complicates forecasting and recovery planning.