Storm Warning: Heavy Rain and Cyclone Forecast for Southern Brazil
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Bad weather is coming to Rio Grande do Sul, a state in Brazil. On Monday, there will be heavy rain. On Tuesday, a cyclone will form. A cyclone is a strong storm with wind and rain.
Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina are two states in south Brazil. Both states are now on alert for a big storm. An alert means people must be careful and ready.
Before this new storm, hail hit the west of Rio Grande do Sul. Hail is small balls of ice that fall like rain. The hail hurt 9,500 people. It also damaged 2,200 houses.
People in the area must watch the weather news. More rain and strong wind can bring new problems. Local governments are helping families with damaged homes.
Vocabulary15 words
- cyclone
- a very strong storm with wind and rain
- alert
- a warning to be careful
- hail
- small balls of ice that fall from the sky
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- damage
- harm done to something
- region
- a large area of a country
- storm
- very bad weather with wind and rain
- affect
- to have an effect on someone or something
- intense
- very strong
- state
- a part of a country
- west
- the direction where the sun goes down
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain falling
- wind
- moving air
- government
- the group that runs a country or state
- careful
- paying close attention to stay safe
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1. A cyclone will form 2. Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina 3. 2,200
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Bad weather is coming to Rio Grande do Sul, a _____ in Brazil.
On Monday, there will be _____ rain.
On Tuesday, a _____ will form.
A cyclone is a strong storm with wind and _____.
Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina are now on _____ for a big storm.
Before this new storm, _____ hit the west of Rio Grande do Sul.
The hail hurt 9,500 _____.
It also damaged 2,200 _____.
People in the area must watch the weather _____.
Local governments are helping families with damaged _____.
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