BH has a hail alert for this Wednesday afternoon; damage is already reaching some regions – General



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Rain in BH (photo: Gladyston Rodrigues / EM / DA Press)
Rains in BH (photo: Gladyston Rodrigues / EM / DA Press)

The Civil Defense of Belo Horizonte issued on Wednesday afternoon (11) a alert because of the possibility of rain hail capital. Or valid notice at 5pm.

The National Meteorological Institute (Inmet) also issued a hail alert, along with rain between 30 and 60 mm / h (considered extremely strong) and winds intense (60 to 100 km / h, capable of breaking or even causing damage to trees).

Inmet’s notice is even more complete and includes a total of 376 cities in Grande BH, Sul de Minas, Campo das Vertentes and Zona da Mata.

Afternoon storms

Also according to the Civil Defense of BH, the rains from weak to extremely strong They have already started arriving in the capital in the early afternoon of this Wednesday (11).

Between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., the regions most affected so far were the West It’s in South Central, with more than 5mm of water in just 5 minutes, it is considered extremely heavy precipitation.

The Northeast, Northwest, East and Barreiro regions were also affected, with moderate and weak rains.

Around 3:30 pm, in various regions of BH, residents are already reporting strong lightning, thunderstorms and wind gusts. Light peaks were also recorded.

According to the Civil Defense, at 4:21 pm no point in BH registered more rain.

Recommendations for hailstorms

  • Have a safe and planned place where you and your family can stay in the event of hail storms;
  • Don’t stay in open areas like soccer fields, tennis courts, and parking lots;
  • Do not stay high on hills, on top of buildings, towers of telephone lines and electricity;
  • Never shelter or park under trees;
  • Try to park in a safe and covered place;

Source: BH Civil Defense



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