Rain Alert: Intense Rainfall Risks Across Brazil – Check Your State

A large portion of Brazil is under alert for potential rainfall as climate instability worsens. The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) has issued five active alerts covering 21 states, all warning of intense rainfall or accumulated precipitation.

The most widespread alert, in effect from 8:20 a.m. On Sunday, February 22, through 11:59 p.m. On Monday, February 23, impacts 20 states. This warning indicates a potential danger of rainfall between 20 and 30 millimeters per hour, or up to 50 millimeters per day, along with the possibility of strong winds gusting between 40 and 60 km/h. The risk of power outages, falling tree branches, flooding, and lightning strikes is considered low.

A second, more serious alert focuses on the regions of Goiás, Tocantins, Minas Gerais, Maranhão, Piauí, Pará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Distrito Federal, and northern São Paulo, predicting up to 60 millimeters of rain per hour, or 100 millimeters per day, with wind gusts potentially reaching 100 km/h. A similar alert is also in effect for parts of Amapá, Pará, and Maranhão.

Accumulated rainfall is also a concern in the South and Southeast regions of the country. There is a risk of flooding, landslides, and overflowing rivers along the eastern coastal strip of Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and southern Minas Gerais, with the greatest danger between São Paulo and Rio. Rainfall in these areas could reach up to 60 millimeters per hour, or 100 millimeters per day.

Alerts in Effect by State

• Acre: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Alagoas: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Amapá: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Amazonas: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Bahia: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Ceará: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Distrito Federal: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Espírito Santo: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Goiás: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Maranhão: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Mato Grosso: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Mato Grosso do Sul: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Minas Gerais: Accumulated Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Pará: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Paraíba: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Paraná: Accumulated Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Pernambuco: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Piauí: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Rio de Janeiro: Accumulated Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Accumulated Rainfall – Danger
• Rio Grande do Norte: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Rio Grande do Sul: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Rondônia: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Roraima: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger
• Santa Catarina: Accumulated Rainfall – Potential Danger
• São Paulo: Accumulated Rainfall – Potential Danger, Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger, Accumulated Rainfall – Danger, Intense Rainfall – Danger
• Sergipe: Intense Rainfall – Potential Danger

Inmet Recommendations

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If possible, disconnect electrical appliances and the main power switch (Foto: Tiago Ghizoni, Arquivo DC)

Observe changes in slopes (Foto: Salmo Duarte, Arquivo AN)

Avoid facing bad weather (Foto: Banco de imagens)

In case of wind gusts: (do not shelter under trees, as there is a slight risk of falling and electric shocks and do not park vehicles near transmission towers and advertising signs) (Foto: Banco de imagens, Reprodução)

Get more information from Civil Defense (phone 199) and the Fire Department (phone 193) (Foto: Redes sociais, Reprodução)