The departments of Loire and Rhône are placed on orange “wind” vigilance on Friday March 29, from midnight until 4 p.m., Météo-France announced on Thursday. “The expected wind gusts are generally between 60 and 90 km/h on the plains, 90 to 110 km/h on the summits, or even more on the highest Alpine peaks”, said the forecaster on his site. Follow our live stream.
A woman slightly injured on the island of Yeu. Debris carried by the wind during the passage of storm Nelson injured her face on Wednesday March 27, reports France 3 Pays de la Loire. In total, there were 80 interventions linked to this major depression and around a hundred firefighters mobilized in Vendée, placed on orange alert for violent winds by Météo-France with five other departments on Thursday.
It’s blowing hard on the Atlantic coast. In Brittany, Météo-France announced Thursday that it had recorded gusts of 122 km/h in Sibiril (Finistère), 118 km/h in Brest (Finistère), 117 km/h in Chassiron (Charente-Maritime), 111 km/h in Noirmoutier (Vendée) and 111 km/h in Lanvéoc (Finistère). Even higher gusts could be measured, but in certain specific conditions, such as the 183 km/h measured at Pointe-du-Raz (Finistère).
Six departments placed on orange vigilance. Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, Vendée, Loire-Atlantique, Finistère and Côtes-d’Armor have been placed on orange alert for Thursday, Météo-France announced. This alert runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Disruptions in transport in Brittany. Several sectors are affected, with the suspension of trains between Quimper and Landerneau, or the cancellation of maritime rotations between the island of Sein and the continent, due to weather conditions, reports France 3 Bretagne.