Five departments in northern France have been placed on orange alert for snow and ice, due to “a non-exceptional winter episode” but notable enough to make traffic conditions difficult. In Hauts-de-France, Météo-France locally expects up to 20 centimeters of powder snow.
Météo-France placed five departments in the north of France on orange snow-ice alert on Wednesday due to “a non-exceptional winter episode” but notable enough to make traffic conditions difficult.
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The North, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Maritime and Somme will go into orange vigilance from 3 p.m. on Wednesday, indicates the 6 a.m. bulletin.
Up to 20 centimeters in Pas-de-Calais
“Over the entire episode, we expect snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 centimeters, locally 10 to 15 centimeters in Hauts-de-France and even peaks of around 20 centimeters in the Pas-de department. -Calais”, specifies Météo-France.
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“Some snowfall may occur” in the departments located south of those placed on orange alert, “but without much consequence” except for “Aisne where it is appropriate to monitor the situation,” the meteorological site further specifies. According to Météo France, the snowy episode should end around 12 p.m. Thursday.
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