Thalessa Turibio thought she was in a Hollywood movie about the end times.
It was Friday afternoon and she and her friends were driving to visit her parents when they suddenly spotted a massive storm-cloud hovering over the sky in Sorocaba, a city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
‘Before we got close to the clouds, the weather was calm,’ Toribio told DailyMail.com.
‘A calm late afternoon, there was no rain or wind.’
The 29-year-old administrative assistant’s viral video of the terrifying sight shows the giant cloud mass on the horizon and the sky suddenly turning dark over Raposo Tavares Highway.
For a moment, Toribio considered turning around and heading back home.
But she ‘enjoys driving in the rain’ and decided it was worth taking the risk on their way to Campina do Monte Alegre.
‘You could see that the weather was starting to get cloudy, but nothing too bad,’ Toribio recalled.

Thalessa Turibio was driving when she came across a huge storm cloud over the southeastern Brazilian city of Sorocaba

The São Paulo Civil Defense described the weather phenomenon as ‘supercell’ that could generate ‘strong winds, hail, and intense and/or persistent rain’
‘At a certain point on the road, the weather started to get darker, and in the distance, you could see heavier clouds.’
As Toribio sped down the highway, she said the clouds got closer.
The thought of the world coming to an end raced through her mind.
‘When we passed under the clouds, it was darker and very windy,’ she said.
‘I was very afraid of entering the clouds. I didn’t know what I was expecting.’
The São Paulo Civil Defense shared a video of the clouds forming and described the weather phenomenon as a ‘supercell.’
‘It has this shape due to the rotation of the wind within the cloud,’ the agency said.
‘Supercells can produce strong winds, hail, and intense and/or persistent rain. This system usually lasts for a few hours.’

Turibio recalled approaching the massive storm as she drove: ‘I was very afraid’

Despite fears from residents throughout the region, São Paulo authorities did not report any injuries or damage

Despite fears from residents throughout the region, São Paulo authorities did not report any injuries or damage.
One resident joked the dark clouds were the work of US President Donald Trump.
The mayor of Sorocaba, Rodrigo Manga, had raised the idea of an ‘economic development plan’ following Trump’s election win in November.
‘The mayor of Sorocaba shouted for Trump to come to the city. He first sent the tornado,’ the person joked.