After being placed on orange alert yesterday for the “wind” parameter, Haute-Corse is now in yellow for the day of Thursday, November 21. Corsica-du-Sud will be at the end of the day. This evening, a new orange alert for the same phenomenon is planned by Météo France services. It will concern the entire island.
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From orange to yellow… before returning to orange.
Vigilance for the “wind” parameter has been lowered by the Météo France services for the day of Thursday, November 21.
Consequently, Haute-Corse is on yellow “wind” alert throughout the day.
Haute-Corse is in yellow all day Thursday before returning to orange this evening from 11 p.m.
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“The libeccio is quite strong in the western part of the departmentforecasters indicate. Gusts could reach 95 km/h during the day.”
The department will also be placed in yellow for the “rain-flood” parameter from 6 p.m. this Thursday. “The highest rainfall totals expected are 15 millimeters on the terrain.estimates Météo France.
The south of the island is currently no longer affected by any vigilance. A new yellow “wind” alert will come into effect from 5 p.m. At the end of the day, the Pumonti will also be affected by a “rain-flood” and “waves-submersion” vigilance.
“The maximum rain expected is around 15 millimeters on the relief, specifies Météo-France. The libeccio blows from quite strong to strong in places, with gusts reaching up to 100 km/h, locally, in the afternoon and at the end of the day.
Southern Corsica will be in yellow for the “wind”, “rain-flood” and “waves-submersion” parameters this Thursday at the end of the day. It will also return to orange at 11 p.m.
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Back to orange tonight
This Thursday evening, the whole of Corsica will once again be placed on orange alert for the “wind” parameter. The alert will be effective from 11 p.m. in both departments.
“In Corsica-du-Sud, the misstral will blow strong to very strong over the Far South, forecasts Météo France. Gusts could reach 130 km/h in the second part of the night. In Haute-Corse, the libeccio will generally be quite strong, with gusts reaching, locally, 120 km/h during the night.”
This new orange vigilance – which follows that of November 20 which caused damage in particular in Haute-Corse – is, for the moment, in force until this Friday, November 22 at 9 a.m.
- Limit your travel. Limit your speed on roads and motorways, particularly if you are driving a vehicle or vehicle sensitive to the effects of wind.
- Do not walk in the forest and on the coast.
- In town, be vigilant of possible falling objects.
- Do not work on roofs and under no circumstances touch electrical wires that have fallen to the ground.
- Store or secure objects that are sensitive to the effects of wind or likely to be damaged.
- It is essential to install generators outside buildings.
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