As the Eowyn storm approaches, Ireland and part of the United Kingdom were placed in “red alert” this Friday, January 24. As Météo-France announced, the French coasts are also affected.
In its 4 p.m. bulletin, Friday, January 24, Météo-France placed three departments on alert for rain-innon and floods. In detail, Morbihan is on rain-innon alert, Ille-et-Vilaine and Calvados for floods. The meteorology service has indeed revealed that the storm 'Éowyn', which is currently circulating on Ireland and the United Kingdom, is approaching Brittany. “It brings durable and temporarily sustained rains, in particular this (Friday) evening when the disturbance is reactive”, said the agency. According to Météo-France, accumulation of precipitation between 20 and 40 mm, or even 50 mm are expected in the evening: “The strongest rains should stop around midnight.”
For the moment, no less than thirty departments, located in the west and northwest of France, have been placed in yellow vigilance violent winds and rain-innon. “An extension of orange vigilance 'Rain-Inondation' from the evening from Friday and the night from Friday to Saturday is possible during the next vigilance cards”added Météo-France, specifying that strong winds are expected in France, especially near the Channel. These are gusts of up to 100 km/h which are expected on several coastal departments during the day.
Gusts of 170 km/h in Ireland
-In Great Britain, the Eowyn storm has already done damage. As BFMTV recalled, part of the territory, including Ireland, Northern Ireland or the south of Scotland, was placed in red vigilance. Wind gusts up to 170 km/h have already been recorded, mainly on the west coast of Ireland. “”It will be a dangerous, destructive meteorological event, which will cause damage “, had alerted the leader of the emergency coordination group Keith Leonard as the storm approaches.
You will also have to be careful on Saturday January 25. Météo-France placed two departments in raw vigilance, Ille-et-Vilaine and Calvados, while the whole northwest of the country is on yellow alert.
