Heavy and voluminous rain in Santa Catarina

Heavy and voluminous rain in Santa Catarina


Florianópolis can accumulate a lot of water this Wednesday and there is a risk of flooding

After the passage of a cold front over southern Brazil, new areas of instability will form over the region in the coming days. Charged clouds, associated with wind circulation, spread across the three states and cause thunderstorms with showers this Wednesday (09) in most southern areas.

The central-north of Rio Grande do Sul up to the central region of Paraná will suffer from heavy rains, which may be accompanied by lightning and gusts of wind with values ​​close to 60 km/h in some locations.




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The storms strengthen in Santa Catarina

The highlight is the state of Santa Catarina, where precipitation volumes can be quite high throughout its territory and there is a risk of disturbances such as floods, floods and landslides.

The expectation is that during Wednesday (09), the capital of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, will record 70 mm of rain accumulated in just 24 hours. The forecast of total accumulated rainfall for the city of Florianópolis for the entire month of August, according to INMET climatological data, is between 100 mm and 140 mm.

Check below the forecast map for Brazil




Accumulated rain from 08/08 to 08/12/2023

Source: Terra

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