The Eowyn storm caused violent gusts in the United Kingdom and Ireland, then in Scotland this Friday, January 24. These strong precipitation caused significant damage across the Channel, depriving thousands of households in electricity.
In France, three western departments were placed on orange alert for flood risks this Saturday 25 and this Sunday, January 26: Calvados, Ille-et-Vilaine and Mayenne. The orange alert areas concern the average and downstream Orne (Calvados), the Dives (Calvados), Mayenne (Mayenne), La Meu (Ille-et-Vilaine), the Ille et l'Illet (Ille-et-Vilaine), with « significant flood risks » According to Vigicrues.
In Limousin, Creuse and Haute-Vienne were placed in yellow winds from 3 p.m. this Sunday.
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