Storm Kirk is likely to cause damage. The depression resulting from a hurricane which formed near Cape Verde at the end of October will cross France from Wednesday October 9, 2024. The Center and Poitou should be spared from the heavy rains and thunderstorms on Tuesday October 8 October afternoon, which will focus on the southwest and east of the metropolitan area.
On Wednesday October 9, wind gusts between 120 and 150 km/h are expected in the west of the Pyrenees at altitude, and 100 to 110 km/h in the plains, as well as heavy rain in several French regions.
Météo-France has just placed fourteen departments on orange rain flood alert for the day of Wednesday October 9, including Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire and Deux-Sèvres. Indre and Vienne will be on yellow alert. These five departments will be on yellow alert for the winds on Wednesday.
Up to 80mm of rain expected in one day
Sustained and lasting rains are forecast. They are announced by forecasters for “the middle of the night from Tuesday to Wednesday and will continue until the end of the day Wednesday”. Over this period alone, it could fall between 60 and 80 mm.
They will be added to the precipitation already announced for the end of the day this Tuesday, October 8, 2024, with “between 10 and 40 mm” between Touraine and Orléanais according to Météo-Centre.
