The Morbihan department will enter Orange rain-flood vigilance from 6 p.m., Friday January 24, in anticipation of storm Eowyn, according to the latest Météo-France bulletin. “The first rains hit Brittany at the end of the night, but the episode has not yet really started, particularly in Morbihan”noted the meteorological agency in its bulletin published today at 6 a.m.
The departments of Calvados and Ille-et-Vilaine have also been placed on orange alert for the risk of flooding, linked to the passage of the storm. « Éowyn is currently circulating in Ireland »point out forecasters, where gusts reached 183 kilometers per hour near Galway on the west coast of the country, according to the Irish national meteorological agency. “On Brittany, [la tempête] brings lasting and temporarily sustained rains, particularly [vendredi] evening “when the disturbance will reactivate, writes Météo-France.
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The meteorological institute thus plans a “usual rainy episode for the season, but requiring particular vigilance, due to saturated soils”. Cumulative precipitation amounts of between 20 and 40 millimeters are expected during this rainy episode. “The heaviest rain should stop around midnight. »
-Orange vigilance could be extended to other departments, in particular those already placed on yellow vigilance “rain-flood”warned Météo-France.
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