The city of São Paulo recorded, in just ten days, about 100 millimeters of accumulated rainfall, a volume 51.5% higher than the historical average for the entire month of September, which is 66 millimeters. The state Civil Defense confirmed the data.
The capital and several regions of the state have storm forecasts through Saturday (12). The cause of the instability is an extratropical cyclone formed in the southern region of Brazil, which will influence weather conditions throughout São Paulo state, including the interior and the coast.
Given the risk scenario, the state government installed a crisis cabinet to speed up the response to incidents during the alert period. The body has representatives from the Fire Department, Military Police, SP Águas, regulatory agencies for transportation and public services, the roads department, and utility companies for electricity, water, gas, and telecommunications.
On Thursday afternoon, wind gusts above 50 km/h were already recorded in the capital, as indicated in the incident report.
