Météo France places the Orne department on alert

The Orne department is once again placed on alert, this Wednesday January 8, 2025. In fact, Météo France has just announced that Orne would be affected by risks of snowof black iceof heavy rain and of raw. A risk that only requires yellow alert.

A brief overview of the different vigilance measures.

Snow and ice

The Orne department has been placed on snow and ice alert from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.. This is certainly what is most inconvenient for people who have to travel.

It should be noted that only the neighboring departments of the Someof Calvados and theYour are also placed on alert for snow and ice. Those of theEure-et-Loirof the Sarthe and the Mayenne are not.

We can therefore predict that the south of the department should be less affected than the north.

However, if you have to travel to the departments of the Manche and Calvadosbe aware that snow and ice alerts start at 0 a.m.this Wednesday January 8, 2025. In Eurevigilance will not start until 12 hours to extend until midnight.

And, be careful if you go to Seine-Maritime: the department is placed on yellow alert from 12 a.m., then will go into vigilance orange from 12 p.m. to midnight.

Rains and floods

The department of Orne is placed in yellow alert from 12 p.m.. This, until midnight, at least. In fact, of heavy precipitation are announced by Météo France in the department. Precipitation which may turn into sleet or sleet.

Please note that all of the departments bordering the Orne are placed on yellow alert: Manche, Calvados, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Sarthe and Mayenne.

You should be careful on the roads to avoid aquaplaning, for example.

Floods

Certain rivers in the Orne department have been placed on yellow alert for several days already. This is the case of the river Orne, but also the Noireau.

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