Éowyn hits Europe with wind gusts over 180 km/h

Storm Éowyn is approaching. Yesterday, Ireland and parts of the UK were placed on “red alert”, with national weather agencies warning that winds could reach more than 130km/h on Friday.

It is expected to hit France in the coming hours, many departments are already on alert.

Dangerous and destructive

Ireland has already recorded a historic wind recordwith gusts reaching 183 km/h near Galway on the country's west coast, according to the national weather agency.

“It’s a historic storm,” said Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, who came to power on Thursday, on X.

The country, like Northern Ireland and part of Scotland, is on red alert for strong winds and authorities have called on residents to stay at home. This is the first time that such an alert has been issued in Northern Ireland since this system was put in place in 2011.

This will be a dangerous, destructive weather event that will cause damage.

In addition to these violent winds, the storm will bring intense rain and snow in places.

The northwest quarter concerned

On the sidelines of this storm, Météo France forecasts “disturbed and rainy weather in France all day long between Brittany and Pays de la Loire as far as Hauts-de-France, spilling over a little further south in the afternoon “.

As the disturbance passes over the north of the country, the wind is expected to be quite strong, reaching 60 to 80 km/h in gusts, temporarily 90 km/h in the morning on the Channel coast.

The weather organization has also placed the Morbihan on orange alert for rain-flood. 16 departments are on yellow alert for wind, and overall the entire northwest quarter is affected.

Another storm approaching

Gusts up to 200 km/h are expected in Great Britain. And already, we must prepare for another strong gale which will hit the west of France on Sunday.

Gusts of 150 km/h on the coasts, up to 100 km/h inland, can be expected. And in addition to the wind, the rains should be abundant.

Fifth storm of the season

This is the fifth storm to hit Europe this season. The previous one, Darragh, caused significant disruption in early December in France as well as in the United Kingdom, where it caused at least two deaths.

Scientists regularly warn that climate change is amplifying the destructive force of storms, cyclones, hurricanes and other typhoons across the planet.

Warmer oceans release more water vapor, which provides additional energy to storms, whose winds intensify. Warming of the atmosphere also allows them to retain more water, which encourages heavy precipitation.

With AFP

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