Rio Grande do Sul, which suffers from the damage caused by heavy rains brought by an extratropical cyclone at the beginning of the week, should be the target of more precipitation this holiday. According to Climatempo, the highest volumes of rain are expected, especially between Thursday (7) and Saturday (9).
This Wednesday (6), it should rain on the south and west borders of Rio Grande do Sul. In Porto Alegre, the rain should happen in isolation. In the Taquari Valley, the region that concentrates most of the deaths caused by heavy rains, the forecast is for little rain.
Even if the volume is small, it is already worrying. At the moment, there are three alerts for river flooding issued by the Civil Defense of the state:
- Jacuí River and Jacuí Delta, from Triunfo;
- Rio Taquari, from Estrela;
- Rio Caí, from São Sebastião do Caí.
Second largest flood in the history of the Taquari River
This is the second largest flood in the history of the Taquari River, which reached 29.62 meters. The biggest flood ever recorded happened in 1941, when the river reached 29.92 meters.
According to the latest bulletin from the Municipal Civil Defense of Lajeado, the water level began to drop on Tuesday, around 4 pm, but it is still in a state of flooding.
The last measurement, taken at 5 am, showed 26.58 meters. The State Civil Defense of RS kept the alert for flooding on the Taquari River active until 1 pm this Wednesday.
storm alert
The entire state is under storm alert, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. In the southern portion of the state, the warning is of danger, with a risk of hail, an expectation of up to 100 mm of rain and winds of up to 100 km/h.
In the rest of Rio Grande do Sul, which includes the Taquari Valley, it should rain up to 40 mm and gusts of up to 60 km/h are expected.
forecast for the holiday
On Thursday, the weather should be very heavy across the state, with wind circulations that intensify the storm clouds. According to Climatempo, the entire state is on alert again. In addition to rain, wind gusts of up to 90 km/h are expected.
“It’s not a situation like what happened over the weekend. But, as it has already rained a lot, it is not possible to rule out the potential for new disorders in general”, explains Stefanie Tozzo, meteorologist at Climatempo.
The Taquari Valley, the north of the state and the Serrana Region should also have good rainfall on Friday (8) and Saturday.
From Saturday, precipitation begins to lose strength in the south and west of Rio Grande do Sul. The rest of the state should only have a decrease in the volume of rain on Sunday.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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