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Twenty-one departments are placed on Orange alert for “strong winds”. Storm Floriane will hit the country during the night of Sunday January 5 to Monday January 6.
Storm Floriane will cross France. It will hit the Loire and the Rhône first, from 8 p.m., this Sunday, January 5.
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The @Dep_Loire42 is placed on ud83dudfe0 vigilance ORANGE VIOLENT WIND, from this Sunday January 5 at 8 p.m. until tomorrow Monday January 6 at 4 p.m., by @meteofrance
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– Pilat: Gusts of 110 to 120 km/h from this evening.
– Basin… pic.twitter.com/RrXJZx3Lj7— Prefect of the Loire (@Prefecture42) https://twitter.com/Prefecture42/status/1875877161782882388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The storm “will circulate quickly but intensely over the northern half of the country”, warns Météo France on its website.
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In total, 21 departments will be affected. “The southerly wind will become particularly strong from Sunday evening to early Monday afternoon in the Rhône-Alpes region,” forecasts the meteorological service.
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The 21 departments concerned are:
- Rhône
- Loire
- Vendee
- Maine-et-Loire
- Indre-et-Loire
- Loir-et-Cher
- Sarthe
- Eure-et-Loir
- Loiret
- Marne
- Aisne
- Ardennes
- Meuse
- The eight departments of Île de France
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“The Givors sector south of Lyon is particularly exposed with possible peaks of 110 to 120 km/h,” Météo France alerts.
The storm is heading towards Belgium
Two peaks of violent winds are expected according to the establishment's website, “the first in the middle of the night from Sunday to Monday, the second at the end of the morning-midday on Monday”.
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Storm Floriane will then continue its route towards Belgium in the afternoon of Monday January 6, 2025.
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