Wind and Rain Warnings Blanket Brazil’s Northeast as Front Brings Strong Gusts and Disruptions

Overview

• Inmet kept multiple short-duration yellow alerts active across Bahia, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Paraíba and Piauí, forecasting gusts of 40–60 km/h and rainfall of 20–30 mm per hour up to about 50 mm per day through Saturday into Sunday.
• About 350 municipalities in Bahia were listed under vendaval advisories for the weekend, while Salvador recorded peak gusts around 55–60+ km/h in several neighborhoods.
• Sergipe’s Semac raised a localized advisory for totals above 50 mm in 24 hours with winds of 40–70 km/h, citing risks of flooding, landslides and overflow of small streams.
• The Navy issued a rough-sea alert for the Bahia coast from Salvador to Conde with waves up to 2.5 m until Saturday morning, and Salvador authorities suspended the Salvador–Mar Grande ferry and bay tours, with Morro de São Paulo service operating in a modified format.
• Complementary alerts extended beyond the Northeast, including vendaval warnings for parts of Paraná and São Paulo’s Vale do Paraíba, as officials reiterated safety guidance and emergency contacts 199 and 193.