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It was announced and it arrived. This Thursday, November 21, 2024, the department of Orne was covered in a few hours with several centimeters of snow. This seriously disturbed residents, particularly motorists.

The authorities had anticipated the phenomenon. Météo France placed the vigilance department orange from Wednesday noon. The Orne departmental council mobilized its resources this Thursday morning. The prefecture issued an order on Wednesday evening to prohibit the circulation of heavy goods vehicles on the department's roads.

3:40 p.m. An albedo effect expected tonight in Orne

Caution is advised given the drop in temperatures forecast for tonight. “For several hours, it will be well below 0°C (-3 to -6°C). This will have the effect of glaze the roadsby refreezing the melted snow that has just fallen,” explains Le Publicateur Libre.

And albedo effect is planned for this evening in Orne, but what is the albedo effect? The answer here.

3:22 p.m. 1,800 homes without electricity in Orne

Weather conditions impact the electricity network. At 11 a.m., 10,000 homes no longer had electricity throughout Normandy and 1 800 in total in Orne.

these are “very diffuse” outages, there are “no major incidents” and Enedis therefore hopes a quick recovery.

They will know more about recovery times at the end of the day.

3:05 p.m. Images of Alençon under the snow

Snow covered Alençon. Here are the images of the town of Ornes under his white winter coat through the reporting of Orne Hebdo.

2:05 p.m. Household waste collections disrupted.

With the snow, household waste collections are disrupted in the Orne department. This is the case, in particular, in Argentan and Flers.

1:15 p.m. What is the situation in the Orne department?

Snow and ice are having a strong impact on traffic on secondary roads in Orne this Thursday, November 21, 2024. Conditions are delicate on most secondary roads and particularly difficult in the west of the department.

Roads with delicate traffic:

• Between Flers et Sainte-Honorine
• Between the Yveteaux et Cliff
• Between Argentan et Trun
• Departing from La Ferté-Macé towards Ecouché-les-Vallées on the D916, Joué-du-Bois, Carrouges on the D909 and D908, and Alençon by the D250
• Between Condé-sur-Sarthe et La Ferrière-Brochard
• A portion towards Ecouvesfrom the D438 towards the D1

Find the full article from Orne Journal.

12:30 p.m. Power outages reported in Messei

Several areas of Messei are without electricity. This is the case at Le Buisson, rue Gullaume-le-Conquérant, rue Jean-Dumas, rue de la Croix-Boissée, rue Saint-Gervais, impasse Troussaut… EDF announces that electricity will be restored by 4 p.m.

12 p.m. The Orne prefecture takes stock

The Orne department is placed on orange snow-ice alert by Météo-France for the whole day.

The movement of the CAETANO depression towards the east is currently affecting the department.

Since 7:30 a.m., snowfall has been observed. Accumulations 10 to 15 centimeters are expected in the coming hours. The phenomenon is expected to continue until tomorrow, Friday, November 22.

Since 7 a.m. this morning, the prefect of Orne has brought together the security and rescue forces and public services concerned by the management of the event in the crisis unit at the prefecture (departmental operational center – COD) in order to monitor the event and take the necessary measures.

In total, 72 firefighters, 60 gendarmes and a national police crew are involved in interventions.

On the national network as on the main departmental network, salting operations are in progress. Around thirty machines winter treatmentl hired by the departmental council since the end of the night have been continuously treating the main roads.

10:07 a.m. The land of Flers wakes up under the snow: a Christmas decor

The city put on its white coat in the morning, and it's not over: it's supposed to snow for a good part of the day. So be careful for those who have to take their car today.

Please note, however, that the main streets of Flers were salted.

Discover the Flers region through the report of The Orne Combattante.

8:50 a.m. Argentan wakes up under the snow

Find the report from Orne Journal in Argentan.

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