And if we had a mild and calm day this Tuesday, things are going to get worse. We expect wind but above all a lot of rain for two days. “More than the wind, it is the amounts of precipitation that we will especially have to monitor over the next few hours, particularly in the south of the country.“, comments Pascal Mormal.
Weather: a tropical storm will impact us next week, “these are the remnants of Hurricane Kirk”
It is especially the provinces of Namur, Luxembourg and Liège which are expected to experience the heaviest rainfall, as indicated by the IRM, which has issued an alert. “Between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning, the Kirk depression will cause heavy precipitation in the southeastern half of the country. It will mainly be continuous rainlit-on. In enough places in the provinces of Namur and Liège, cumulative precipitation of 25 to 50 l/m2 in 24 hours is expected, which triggers a yellow code. Note also a risk of very locally exceeding 50 or 60 l/m² in the eastern part of the province of Liège. In the province of Luxembourg, accumulations of 50 to 80 l/m2 (or even a little more) may fall in several places in 24 hours, justifying a code orange.“
Number 1722 activated, prevention measures… How Belgium is preparing for the arrival of Storm Kirk
We must therefore fear seeing some rivers overflowing, or even mudslides in the wettest regions. A line of rain which will arrive to us from France, where the Kirk depression will arrive from the Atlantic coast, near Vendée, to go up towards Germany, passing through us.
Furthermore, the number 1722 has been activated by the authorities.
