Paraná Tornado Rated F2 at 180 km/h as Storm Alerts Persist in Southern Brazil

Overview

• Simepar confirmed the São José dos Pinhais tornado reached roughly 180 km/h, placing it at F2 on the Fujita scale after field and radar analysis.
• Defesa Civil reported about 1,200 people affected and 350 residences hit in the Guatupê area, with two people sustaining minor injuries.
• Power outages affected roughly 10,000 properties, at least 57 trees fell, and a recycling warehouse collapsed as winds damaged infrastructure and homes.
• Municipal and state teams registered damaged properties, distributed tarps, opened a local support point, and sent 2,600 roofing tiles to assist families.
• INMET kept an orange alert for severe storms for parts of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina as the cyclone moved offshore, with broader weekend damage also logged in 18 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul.