Morbihan
Published on December 6, 2024
The Morbihan prefecture communicates:
“The prefect of Morbihan informs you that the department of Morbihan is placed in a state of Orange level meteorological vigilance (level 3 out of 4) for the risk of violent winds between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. tomorrow,
Saturday December 7, 2024.
Morbihan is also placed on yellow alert (level 2 out of 4) for the risk of thunderstorms from 6 a.m. this Saturday, December 7 until 6 p.m.
Weather update
Storm “Darragh” circulates from England to Belgium during the day on Saturday. It causes strong gusts of wind from Brittany to the coastal departments of Normandy, temporarily violent under showers on the coasts exposed to the west to northwest wind.
After the rainy spell next night, the wind strengthens in the trailing sky from the end of the night in the departments placed on orange wind alert. Locally stormy showers near the coasts generate sometimes violent gusts of wind, particularly on coastlines exposed to west to northwest winds.
The wind gusts expected during the event reach 90 to 110 km/h in the interior of these departments, and around 100 to 120 km/h on the coasts exposed to the wind, or occasionally 130 km/h or more on the caps exposed.
The wind weakens slightly at the end of the day, but remains strong during the night from Saturday to Sunday and during the day on Sunday.
Cautionary instructions to be observed by the population
Orange – Strong wind
Limit your travel and if this is not possible, be careful when
travel (risk of shifting with gusts),
Do not walk in the forest or on the coast,
In town, be attentive to possible falling objects,
Store or secure sensitive objects or objects likely to be damaged,
Do not work on roofs and under no circumstances touch fallen electrical wires.
on the ground,
It is essential to install generators outside buildings.
Yellow – Thunderstorm
When a storm approaches, take the usual precautions to shelter sensitive objects
in the wind
Don't take shelter under the trees
Avoid walks in the forest
Avoid using telephone and electrical appliances
Report fires that you may witness without delay
In case of heavy rain, under no circumstances go down into basements
Do not under any circumstances, on foot or by car, enter a submerged path or near a
watercourses. A vehicle, even a 4×4, can be swept away in 30 centimeters of water.
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