LIVE – Storm Eunice: orange vigilance for high winds lifted in all departments

At 7 p.m., Météo France lifted the orange “violent wind” vigilance in all the following departments: Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Seine-Maritime and Somme.

At 4 p.m., the weather forecasting institute already had orange “wave-submersion” vigilance.

The SNCF announces that “many damages are spotted on the infrastructures” of the TER lines of Hauts-de-France.

However, it announces that traffic is not disrupted for the Paris-Amiens, Paris-Saint-Quentin, Paris-Laon, Paris-Beauvais and Creil-Beauvais lines.

As announced Thursday evening, the resumption of traffic will be gradual “until the beginning of the afternoon” this Saturday.

At the height of the storm, at 4 p.m., 170,000 homes were deprived of electricity in Hauts-de-France, including 160,000 in Nord and Pas-de-Calais, according to figures provided by Enedis.

At 5.30 p.m., there were still 129,000 customers without electricity in the region, including 110.00 in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais.

A total of 450 technicians were mobilized to restore power, says Enedis.

Part of a house roof collapsed in rue Jules Renard in Boulogne-sur-Mer due to storm Eunice, according to information from BFM Grand Lille. Another part of the roof is still in danger of collapsing.

No injuries were reported, but a resident’s car was hit by debris.

Storm Eunice also has consequences in town. The Lille transport operator Ilévia announces this Friday afternoon the stopping of all bus lines “due to the many objects on the road”.

The wind also disrupted subway traffic. But shortly after 4 p.m., both lines were working again.

The departments of Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, and Seine Maritime are always on the alert orange violent wind, at least until 7 p.m., according to Météo France.

A gust of 176 km/h was recorded in the afternoon at Cap Gris-Nez. The winds reached 150 km/h in Boulogne-sur-Mer, 138 km/h in Calais, 130 km/h in Lille, 128 km/h in Abbeville and 110 km/h in Dieppe.

Wave-submersion vigilance has just been lifted in the departments of Somme, Pas-de-Calais and Seine-Maritime, indicates Météo France.

These departments, along with the North, are still concerned by the orange “violent wind” vigilance.

The City of Saint-André-lez-Lille posted on its Twitter account a snapshot of a construction site crane that overturned on the road. It announces that traffic disruptions are to be expected.

In Roubaix, a wall collapsed on rue d’Alger. A video published by a journalist shows the extent of the damage.

In Lille, Ilévia has decided to suspend bus traffic “due to many objects on the road”, and in particular trees, as in the photo below in the Saint-Maurice-Pellevoisin sector.

After the cessation of maritime traffic, it is the turn of air traffic. Due to the storm, Lille-Lesquin airport announces the suspension of all flights.

“Neither take-off nor landing are now scheduled before 6 p.m.,” the airport said.

According to the prefecture of the North, 200 inhabitants of the municipality of Boeschepe face a power cut at the beginning of the afternoon. An intervention by Enedis services is in progress.

In the department, firefighters have been mobilized 70 times since the start of the day but with “a clear acceleration of interventions at the start of the afternoon”.

At 3 p.m., the firefighters of Pas-de-Calais counted 250 interventions linked to the passage of the storm Eunice, indicates Codis 62 to BFMTV.

For the most part, these interventions concern electrical wires or tree branches on the road or even falling materials, furniture and fireplaces. According to the firefighters, at this time there is no “significant” intervention to identify.

On the side of the North department, at 2 p.m. the firefighters had intervened 70 times, indicates the prefecture.

While the interventions are multiplying at the beginning of the afternoon, the firefighters of the North indicate to face many calls. “If your call does not succeed, immediately redial 18”, explain the firefighters.

The Cap Gris-Nez station in Pas-de-Calais recorded a gust of 173.9 km / h with an average wind of 128.5 km / h, said Gaétan Heymes, Meteo France forecaster, on Twitter.

“New absolute records for this station installed in 2005” he indicates.

The Somme, like the department of Pas-de-Calais and Seine-Maritime have been placed on orange vigilance “waves-submersion”. In Crotoy, sandbags have been placed upstream of the dike as a preventive measure.

Peaks of up to 140 km/h are expected. The peak of this storm is expected in the afternoon.

While the wind is already blowing hard on the coast of the Côte d’Opale, the “Dragon of Calais” has been sheltered.

The machine, more than 10 meters high, has been stored, the time to pass the storm.

The two metro lines of the city of Lille as well as the tram network are not currently disturbed by storm Eunice, Ilévia said on its social networks.

The company in charge of the public transport network of the Lille metropolis nevertheless specifies that “if a gust of wind of more than 130km / h is recorded by one of our weather stations, a temporary interruption of traffic may be put in place”. .

Ilévia calls for being vigilant “to branches and various objects that can fly away”.

While strong gusts of wind are expected in northern France this Friday, the National Forestry Office calls for caution.

“The risks of falling trees and branches are real during the weather episode and even a few days later. Indeed, after a gust of wind, not all trees fall at once: those that have been weakened can fall afterwards, just like the broken branches remained in suspension”, explains the ONF in a press release.

The ONF therefore invites you not to walk in the forests near the coast, in the departments placed in orange vigilance.

Due to storm Eunice, Losc players will not arrive on the forecourt of Stade Pierre Mauroy, as is traditionally the case, for the match against Metz scheduled for this Friday evening.

“We meet directly in the stadium tonight,” the club wrote on Twitter.

Since 10 a.m. this morning, cross-Channel traffic has been interrupted between Calais and Dover, BFM Grand Littoral has seen. The ferries are moored at the port of Dover where the gusts of wind are already very violent. In Calais, the brunt of storm Eunice is expected to arrive between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

“The port (of Calais) is already closed as well as the port of Dover except of course for the boats which are still arriving. There will be no more departures”, explains Jean-Marc Puissesseau, president of the ports of Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer to BFM Grand Littoral.

Maritime traffic will stop for several hours and will not resume until the end of this storm.

The Hauts-de-France and Nord prefecture reminded you of the behaviors to adopt and avoid in times of high winds or risk of waves-submersion.

It is advisable to:

– Limit your movements and take shelter

– Do not walk in the forest or on the coast

– Secure your home and objects likely to fly away

– Do not work on roofs or touch electrical wires that have fallen to the ground

The details of the right actions to adopt can be found in our article.

Due to weather conditions, the Côte d’Opale de Football district has decided to “postpone all matches to a later date” on February 19 and 20. A decision taken in particular “in order to preserve the land”, indicates the management.

Friendly matches on synthetic remain authorized as well as the indoor Opal Cup and Futsal matches U15 and U13.

As of Thursday evening, the SNCF announced the interruption of part of the TER traffic in Hauts-de-France. The TER will no longer run from noon, except on the Paris-Amiens, Paris-Saint-Quentin, Paris-Laon and Paris-Beauvais lines.

Traffic is expected to resume on Saturday.

According to Météo France, Eunice, described as a “strong winter storm” will cause this Friday “violent gusts of wind from the Cotentin to Nord Pas-de-Calais”.

The most violent gusts are expected this Friday afternoon in Pas-de-Calais and the North, in particular “between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.” indicates Météo France. Gusts around 120 to 140 km / h are expected on the coasts and 110 to 120 km / h inland, but locally up to 130 km / h on the heights.

Storm Eunice is approaching the French coast. Météo France has placed the North, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Seine-Maritime and Manche on orange vigilance for “violent wind”.

The departments of Pas-de-Calais, Somme and Seine-Maritime are also on orange alert “waves-submersion”.