If the bad weather associated with the Kirk depression weakens this Thursday, six departments remain on orange alert and one on red for floods. Thunderstorms could break out north of the Loire and in Normandy.
The essentials
- This Thursday morning, Storm Kirk is coming to an end, but 6 departments remain on orange alert and one, Seine-et-Marne, is placed on red alert for flooding by Météo France in its latest 6 a.m. bulletin.
- In the morning, the disturbance will move away via the eastern borders of France, even if the weather is expected to remain choppy in Corsica this morning. “Southwest wind blows at 60/70 km/h and up to 100 km/h on the Corsican terrain,” specifies Météo France.
- In the rest of the country, showers will locally take on a stormy character north of the Loire from this afternoon. Showers will be frequent in the west of the Massif Central and in the Basque Country, where they can cause local accumulations of up to 40 mm.
- The distribution network manager Enedis indicated that 67,000 homes were without electricity. Among them, 35,000 are in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
- On the Mediterranean coasts, the storm caused strong swells and caused the death of a boater off the coast of Sète (Hérault), “a 70-year-old resident of the town whose sailboat capsized”, specifies France Bleu.
- The Windy app models weather data and allows you to visualize Storm Kirk and its progress. Here the gusts of wind and their evolution are visible.
And directly
08:19 – Gusts of up to 140 km/h on Cap Corse
In Corsica, the weather will remain unsettled this Thursday morning. Moderate rain is expected to fall on the western side of the island and southwest winds will blow at 60/70 km/h and up to 100 km/h on the Corsican terrain. “This afternoon, the wind strengthens significantly from 2 p.m. and blows in strong gusts at 90-100 km/h on the Balagne and between 100 and 120 km/h on the Corsican Cape,” specifies Météo France. Gusts of up to 130 km/h are even expected in the mountains on the southern part of the island, on the ridges “and violent gusts between 100 and 110 km/h in the Solenzara and Porto-Vecchio sectors. This evening , the peak wind will be reached with gusts of 130-140 km/h on Cape Corsica”, concludes the meteorological station.
08:13 – Seine-et-Marne on red alert this Thursday
This Thursday morning, six departments are placed on orange flood alert by Météo France: Vendée, Deux-Sèvres, Orne, Sarthe, Eure-et-Loir and Meurthe-et-Moselle. The meteorological station also places, and as since this Wednesday at the end of the day, the department of Seine-et-Marne on red alert, also for flooding.
09/10/24 – 23:36 – “The biggest accumulation [de pluie] of an autumn day since 1920” recorded in Paris
END OF LIVE – There were numerous images of France affected by heavy rainfall this Wednesday. If the flooded fields or the streets of Noirmoutier under water have been widely reported, Paris is not left out. As meteorologist Guillaume Séchet indicates on X, the capital has recorded 65 mm of rain since Wednesday morning. It’s “the biggest single fall day since 1920!” he assures.
09/10/24 – 11:03 p.m. – 26 departments still on alert during the night from Wednesday to Thursday
In addition to the Alpes-Maritimes, still placed in orange for rain-flood and floods, Météo-France keeps 24 other departments located in the northern half of France on alert for different reasons: rain-flood, floods and wind. Seine-et-Marne remains on red alert. However, most alerts are expected to be lifted overnight. The end of the rain-flood alert is announced for 3 a.m. Thursday, while the one concerning winds lasts until 6 a.m. On the other hand, flood alerts should not be lifted immediately because, as we know, it takes some time for rainwater to drain away.
09/10/24 – 22:38 – The National Assembly “is taking on water!”
Several deputies, including that of the Somme, François Ruffin, broadcast images and videos on Wednesday evening of water seeping into one of the buildings of the National Assembly while the storm Kirk continues to sweep the country.
09/10/24 – 10:05 p.m. – End of orange vigilance for five departments
In its last bulletin of the evening, Météo-France announces the end of the rain-flood alert in five departments: Sarthe, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Eure-et-Loir and the Loiret. On the other hand, several departments have gone into orange alert for floods. This is particularly the case for Deux-Sèvres, Orne, Sarthe and Eure-et-Loir. This Wednesday evening, there are still 28 departments which are on orange alert and one, Seine-et-Marne, which remains on red alert.
09/10/24 – 9:37 p.m. – How many departments still on alert Thursday?
If around thirty departments are still on orange alert for the most part – only Seine-et-Marne is in red – this Wednesday evening, what will happen tomorrow? In its latest bulletin, Météo-France indicates that on Thursday, 21 departments will be on orange alert and one on red alert. The rain-flood alert which concerns Île-de-France and Champagne-Ardenne should however be lifted at 3 a.m. while vigilance for violent winds, which extends from Saône-et-Loire to the Territory from Belfort, should end around 6 a.m.
09/10/24 – 9:04 p.m. – Train traffic severely disrupted as storm Kirk passes
The SNCF updated this evening the disruptions that occurred this Wednesday on the rail lines. The passage of Storm Kirk caused the total interruption of traffic on several lines in New Aquitaine. In the Pays de la Loire, flooding caused traffic interruptions on three lines, while in the Rhône-Alpes region, falling trees and violent winds were the cause. Heavy precipitation and again strong winds are being blamed for line P in Île-de-France.
09/10/24 – 8:27 p.m. – More than 64,000 homes without electricity Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.
According to Enedis, 35,000 homes located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques were without electricity at the start of Wednesday evening. There were also 8,000 in Landes, 7,500 in Ariège, 4,500 in Gers, 4,400 in Rhône, 2,100 in Loire, but also in Ain, and 500 in Hautes-Pyrénées, i.e. a little more than 64,000 households affected.
A storm has been sweeping French lands since Wednesday, October 9. Hurricane Kirk, which is evolving in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, downgraded to category 1/5, continues to weaken to become an extratropical storm, and it is this storm Kirk that is blowing over France from west to east between this Wednesday and Thursday according to weather forecasts.
Storm Kirk hits the Bay of Biscay from this Wednesday and affects a large northwest quarter before gradually sliding towards the northeast. The depression should follow a diagonal axis going from Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire, to Lorraine, in the Grand Est.
Météo-France has placed 6 departments on orange alert for Thursday: Vendée, Deux-Sèvres, Orne, Sarthe, Eure-et-Loir and Meurthe-et-Moselle for “floods”. And one on red alert, also our “floods”: Seine-et-Marne, by Météo France.
Strong winds in Corsica
In Corsica, the weather will remain unsettled this Thursday morning. Moderate rain is expected to fall on the western side of the island and southwest winds will blow at 60/70 km/h and up to 100 km/h on the Corsican terrain. “This afternoon, the wind strengthens significantly from 2 p.m. and blows in strong gusts at 90-100 km/h on the Balagne and between 100 and 120 km/h on the Corsican Cape,” specifies Météo France. Gusts of up to 130 km/h are even expected in the mountains on the southern part of the island, on the ridges “and violent gusts between 100 and 110 km/h in the Solenzara and Porto-Vecchio sectors. This evening , the peak wind will be reached with gusts of 130-140 km/h on Cape Corsica”, concludes the meteorological station.
The winds generated by Storm Kirk should be the main danger, they can cause trees or objects to fall. If you are vigilant, it is recommended to protect your home and secure or bring in any exterior objects that could be taken away. It is also preferable to limit your travel and stay informed of the situation via the authorities. The risks are all the greater when heavy rains are combined with violent winds.
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Showers in the Massif Central and the Basque Country
In Seine-et-Marne, red alert for “floods” can have several consequences. Very significant flooding is possible, including in areas that are rarely flooded, traffic conditions can be made extremely difficult across the entire road or rail network, power outages of varying lengths may occur, but also power outages may occur. breakage or overflow of dikes may occur.
In the rest of the country, a noticeable westerly wind is established in most regions, the trailing sky is active and gives showers which locally take on a stormy character north of the Loire in the afternoon. Showers are also more frequent in the west of the Massif Central and in the Basque Country, where they can cause local accumulations of up to 40 mm. Around the Mediterranean, the wind gusts up to 60 to 80 km/h near the Mediterranean, clearing the sky.
“Storm Kirk will evacuate towards Germany and we will find less turbulent weather over France. Clouds will remain numerous accompanied by showers from the southwest to the northeast. A few strong gusts may still occur early in the morning in the Grand Est region. Mistral and tramontane will rise in the Mediterranean”, specifies La Chaîne Météo. At 6:10 a.m. this Thursday morning, precipitation readings carried out by Météo France indicate 80 mm in Montigny le Bretonneux (78), 79 mm in Noirmoutier (85), 73 mm in Nantes (44), 70 mm in Paris-Montsouris (75) and 120 to 130 mm fell very locally in the Alpes Maritimes.
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