Residents of the Sorocaba region, in the interior of São Paulo, were scared when they looked at the sky on Friday afternoon (17). This is because a “giant cloud” covered part of the city’s sky.
Videos recorded by residents and shared on social media captured the moment. “It’s a 400km/h wind,” says a resident.
The Civil Defense of the State of São Paulo released the images received and reported that, according to the agency’s meteorologists, it is a phenomenon known as a “supercell”.
See the moment:
According to Civil Defense, “supercells” are not common and can result in winds, hail and intense and/or persistent rain. According to the explanation, the system usually lasts a few hours.
Regarding the images from Friday (17), the state agency stated that they “did not produce severe disturbances” because they reached uninhabited areas.
“The Emergency Management Center (CGE) did not record any serious incidents in the last 24 hours,” he stated.
Satellite images from the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) show a concentration of clouds in the region at the time of the occurrence. THE CNN Tempo OK spokesperson, Maria Clara Sassaki, said that it is possible to confirm the occurrence of a “shelf cloud”, which could be part of a “supercell”.
However, Sassaki explains that a more careful analysis is needed to determine the type of storm. “We had a Cumulunimbus cloud, which is a storm cloud, in which this “shelf cloud” can occur”, he explained.
Although both cause storms, the area affected by rain in the case of the “supercell” is larger.
This content was originally published in “Giant cloud” covers the sky of Sorocaba (SP); watch on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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