Météo-France has placed, from Monday morning, six departments in the center-east of the country on orange vigilance for « vent violent »like the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department since the morning of Sunday, November 24. The departments concerned which will be affected from midnight to 4 p.m. are Puy-de-Dôme, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Loire, Haute-Loire and Rhône.
“During the night from Sunday to Monday, while it remains strong on the Pyrenean ridges, the south wind strengthens over the Massif Central (gusts of 90 to 100 km/h, even 110 km/h in the Haute-Loire sector of Yssingeaux in particular) »explains a Météo-France bulletin on Sunday. “These strong winds extend to the south of Lyonnais and the Gier valley on Monday morning, with gusts reaching 100 to 110 km/h”or even 120 km/h locally, warns the body.
But these winds should weaken in the morning over the Pyrenees, at the start of the afternoon over the Massif Central and a little later between Saint-Etienne and Lyon, according to Météo-France. In addition, on Monday, 55 departments will be placed on yellow alert for this windy episode, compared to 63 on Sunday.
Storm Bert
On Saturday, Météo-France placed the Pyrénées-Atlantiques on orange alert from Sunday morning and normally until 6 p.m. This area is affected by the passage of the Bert depression further north.
“Uncertainty persists over the relief of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques with a resumption of a strong southerly wind during the night from Sunday to Monday. Thus, orange vigilance could be extended in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques”nuance a final bulletin.
Strong gusts of 100-110 km/h, possibly 120 km/h, are also expected on the Basque coast.
Storm Bert hit the United Kingdom and Ireland on Saturday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and heavy snow, disrupting transport and leaving tens of thousands of homes without electricity.
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