Storm Herminia: gusts up to 130 km/h, four departments on orange alert, one in Occitania, 10 -meter waves announced in Spain

Five departments are on orange-flood alert this Saturday, January 25, bad weather in connection with the remains of the Eowyn storm which caused impressive damage to the United Kingdom. These are Oise, Seine-Maritime, Calvados, Ille-et-Vilaine and Mayenne.

While the British islands and the south of England could undergo the effects of a new storm from Sunday, another active disturbance already threatens the Atlantic facade.

The Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has appointed this new storm Herminia, In connection with a depression that will give violent gusts on the Iberian peninsula for Sunday, January 26.

In Galicia, the AEMET announces strong gusts of wind, as well as waves “up to 10 meters”. The coastal areas of the region are placed on a red alert for Sunday evening. “Extreme danger! Avoid approaching the coast!” Alerts the agency on social networks.

“On the side of France, the associated disturbance will address our coasts and will sink especially at the end of the day, accompanied by moderate rains and high -wind gusts on the western facade of the country (locally 100 km/h around the Atlantic coast) “Indicates Météo France.

In its latest bulletin published this Saturday at 4 p.m., the weather forecast channel places four departments on orange alert with strong winds for Sunday. The Côtes-d'Armor and Finistère for the morning, the Pyrénées-Atlantiques as well as the Hautes-Pyrénées from 10 a.m. and for the whole day.

“The south wind is gradually strengthening Sunday morning, to reach midday at 110 to 120 km/h in the middle mountain as well as locally in valleys by surge. These gusts can exceed 130 km/h on the ridges The most exposed, “he said.