
Météo-France has placed ten departments on orange “wind” vigilance due to the arrival of storm Austen, expected from Thursday evening.
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Ten French departments have been placed on orange wind alert by Météo-France due to Storm Austen.
Finistère, Morbihan and Côtes-d'Armor will be affected by an orange "wind" vigilance from 10 p.m., Thursday October 22, Météo-France announced in its 6 a.m. bulletin. The three Breton departments will be affected by storm Austen, which "transits through the Channel during the night from Thursday to Friday then shifts towards Hauts-de-France during the day on Friday", specifies the forecaster, who adds that an episode of "strong and stormy wind" will develop "south of the depression".
At midnight, Manche, Calvados, Eure, Orne, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Maritime, Loire-Atlantique and Ille-et-Vilaine will in turn switch to orange alert. In total, ten departments are concerned. “Gusts reach 100/110 km/h inland, occasionally 120 km/h and up to 130/140 km/h in coastal areas,” warns Météo-France. “The Manche department will be particularly concerned by this episode,” adds the institute, which predicts that orange vigilance could extend to other departments during the day.
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