Ex-Hurricane Kirk is approaching the French coast and will cause significant gusts of wind but above all very heavy rain. The rainy episode expected between next night and Thursday morning could even be remarkable. Find our latest forecasts in this article.
A remarkable rain episode is about to hit France over the next 36 hours. Ex-Hurricane Kirk is approaching the French coast and will bring very heavy rain with it, thus forming a new atmospheric river.
The heaviest rains are expected in the northwestern regions of France. For now, the departments located between Loire" rel="tag">Pays de la Loire and Île-de-France are placed on Orange vigilance for heavy rains and the risk of flooding. This vigilance could change in the coming hours.
It will also be necessary to monitor gusts of wind, particularly towards the Pyrenean ridges where gusts could reach 150 km/h.
How will the situation evolve over the next few hours? Will Storm Kirk move away quickly? Find our latest forecasts in this article.
Orange vigilance in 19 departments!
Météo-France therefore placed at 10 a.m. this morning 19 departments on orange alert due to heavy rain expected from next night in the north-western regions of France.
The departments concerned at this time by the orange vigilance are located on a Pays de la Loire – Île-de-France axis.
In reality, at this time, 17 departments are placed on orange alert for heavy rain (from Pays de la Loire to the Paris region) and 2 departments are on orange alert for violent winds (Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées).
What should you actually expect?
According to the latest forecasts, a remarkable rainy episode is about to affect the north-western regions of France. Locally, more than a month of rain could fall in just 24 hours.
The heavy rains will affect this Wednesday morning an axis going from Pays de la Loire, Poitou, Center, to Île-de-France and the Ardennes.
Early in the morning, Very heavy rain will fall in Vendée, Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres and Indre-et-Loire. These rains will fall on completely saturated soils, Floods are expected to quickly affect this part of the territory.
Heavy rain still expected in the afternoon
During the day, the axis of heavy rain will change very little, which explains the significant amounts of rain expected in the same areas over the next 36 hours.
Generally speaking, heavy rains will bring 50 to 80 liters of water per square meter under this rain band. Very locally, accumulations could approach 100 liters of water per square meter in the center-west.
Storm Kirk is expected to quickly evacuate towards Germany during the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Precipitation should decrease significantly on Thursday morning.
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