Storm hits BH on Friday morning (13) – General



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The rain surprised pedestrians at the intersection between Afonso Pena and Brasil avenues (photo: Leandro Couri / EM / DA Press)
The rain surprised pedestrians at the intersection of Afonso Pena and Brasil avenues (photo: Leandro Couri / EM / DA Press)

Different points of Belo Horizonte j record Heavy rains at the end of the morning of this Friday (13). Initially, residents of the Central-South, West and Northwest regions were the first to report the occurrence of storms. Now, the precipitations are already intense in basically all the regions.

The Civil Defense issued a warning of the possibility of heavy rain, with lightning and gusts of wind, valid until 8 am on Saturday (14). The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) has also issued a similar warning, valid until 11 a.m. tomorrow.

Due to the risk of flooding, BHTrans even banned Avenida Tereza Cristina, at the time of Betnia, which was already liberated.

In the Jardim Leblon neighborhood, in the Pampulha region, the Fire Department also attended to a water incident that invaded a property, reaching knee-high.

An elderly man resides on the site. Residents cannot get out of the water. The family car was driven by the current.

A bus on the S80 line (Jardim Vitria / Vila Oeste) suffered an electrical failure due to the rain and its interior is filling with water. The case took place on BR-381, near Bairro So Gabriel, near the PUC. Passengers are isolated and firefighters provide assistance.

Forecast of the day for the capital of covered skies throughout the day, with the possibility of rain showers at any time.

Accumulated rain

Accumulated in mm between 10:40 and 12:40

  • Barreiro – 22.4 (9.3% of what was expected for the month)
  • Centro Sul – 26.4 (11.0%)
  • Count – 19.4 8 (.1%)
  • Leste – 31.8 (13.3%)
  • Northeast – 29.0 (12.1%)
  • Northwest – 23.6 (9.8%)
  • North – 24.8 (10.3%)
  • West – 21.4 (8.9%)
  • Pampulha – 27.2 (11.3%)
  • Sale New – 45.4 (18.9%)

Accumulated in mm between 11:40 and 12:40

  • Barreiro – 0.4 (0.2% of what is expected for the month)
  • Centro Sul – 10.8 (4.5%)
  • Leste – 31.2 (13.0%)
  • Northeast – 25.0 (10.4%)
  • Northwest – 9.4 (3.9%)
  • North – 25.0 (10.4%)
  • West – 6.6 (2.8%)
  • Pampulha – 9.0 (3.8%)
  • Venda Nova – 43.8 (18.3%)

Source: BH Civil Defense

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