Case study: January 26th, 2017

On this day an organized squall line passed over São Paulo state. The strong  wind gusts caused the fall of 177 trees in São Paulo city (news here). In Campinas, strong gust winds of up to 64,6 km/h were registered by CEPAGRI in Barão Geraldo, causing the fall of 47 trees (news here), while the heavy rain caused floods in many cities in the state.

Lightning strike as detected by Brasildat network within a 180 km radius centered in Campinas can be seen below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The following images show the CAPPI 3km from Radar São Roque (source CPTEC).
 

 

The following images show the VIL values.

The following images show the EchoTop 20dBz values.

Satellite images from GOES can be seen below:

GOES visible channel images (source CPTEC):

GOES IR (highlited) channel images (source CPTEC):

GOES WV channel images (source CPTEC):