The Caetano depression which has crossed France since Thursday November 21 still leaves traces this Friday 22, the proof in images.
The first offensive of the winter with the Caetano storm, notably on an axis going from Brittany to Alsace, which mainly took place this Thursday, November 21, still leaves traces this Friday.
Tens of thousands of homes still without electricity
According to Ouest France, 150,000 homes were still without electricity this Friday around 3 p.m. out of the more than 270,000 who were as of Thursday, even if the orange vigilance for snow and ice launched by Météo France on Thursday was changed to yellow vigilance for 40 departments this Friday morning, from Manche to Bas-Rhin, where up to 30 cm of snow fell. But this Friday at 4 p.m., no more departments are concerned by vigilance. In Normandy, of the 60,000 homes without electricity, 90% of them will have the light back on before this Saturday evening.
Up to 650 km of traffic jams
However, traffic conditions still sometimes remain difficult on certain roads. In addition to the snow, during the night, frost and ice set in with temperatures below -10°C, as in Haute-Marne. Nearly 2,500 heavy goods vehicles and many motorists remained stuck overnight on the A36 motorway towards Montbéliard and were still there this Friday morning, while Bison Futé noted up to 650 km of traffic jams in the areas affected by Caetano.
In this context, several traffic accidents occurred between Thursday evening and Friday morning, including one involving several vehicles including a coach and a motorcyclist, causing 36 injuries, including 5 in absolute emergency, in Chevilly-Larue in Val-de-France. Marl.
Snow showers still affected Normandy, Île-de-France and the “north-central” of the country in the morning. In the afternoon, these are still active in Alsace and Lorraine.
On the night of Friday 22 to Saturday 23 November, temperatures will still be negative in the Grand Est, between -1°C and -3°C, but it will be 11°C and rain in Finistère, the beginnings of a powerful mild weather which will settle in France for the weekend, until Monday 25. This Saturday, only Manche and Calvados, placed on yellow alert, will be able to experience snowfall in the morning.
