Weather Alert: Storm in the southeast, heavy rain and flooding in the northeast

From Thursday November 16 at 10:00 p.m. to Friday November 17 at 6:00 p.m.

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Situation

The depression named Frederico evacuates the country from the northeast. The wind is losing its power except in the extreme south-east and Corsica where it will blow like a storm until Friday morning. In the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes, peaks of 130-150 km/h are expected on the hills most exposed to the northwest wind. In the east of the Var, violent gusts of 120-130 km/h are likely to sweep through the inland valleys and even into the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. In Corsica, violent gusts of wind could reach 160-180 km/h on Cap Corse, 130 to 150 km/h in Balagne and on the Corsican mountains.

Observation

First part of the night from Thursday to Friday, the wind blows violently in the south-east with 153 km/h in Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne (06), 139 km/h on Île Rousse (2B), 134 km/h in Cagnano (2B), 127 km/h in Dramont (83), 113 km/h in Péone (06) and 104 km/h in Fréjus (83).
Total rainfall in 24 hours reached 60 mm in Sewen (68), 58 mm in Basslon d’Alsace (68), 52 mm in Wangenbourg (67), 41 mm in Gérardmer (88).

Evolution

Tonight, it is in the extreme south-east and Upper Corsica that the wind will blow the most violently. In the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes, peaks of 130-150 km/h are expected on the hills most exposed to the northwest wind. In the east of the Var, violent gusts of 120-130 km/h are likely to sweep through the inland valleys and even into the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. In Corsica, violent gusts of wind could reach 160-180 km/h on Cap Corse, 130 to 150 km/h in Balagne and on the Corsican mountains.

On this episode of strong winds and heavy rain, we are waiting :
– gusts of more than 100 km/h on the Vosges terrain
– gusts of 120 to 150 km/h on the reliefs of the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes
– gusts of 100 to 130 km/h in the plains in the east of the Var, up to the Gulf of Saint-Tropez
– gusts of 130-150 km/h in Balagne and 170-180 km/h on the Corsican Cap
– cumulative rainfall of 40 to 70 mm over part of Lorraine and locally 80-100 mm over the Vosges terrain with a risk of floods and floods.

List of departments concerned

  • 06 – Alpes-Maritimes

    Wind – Significant Risk

  • 17 – Charente Maritime

    Floods – Orange Alert

  • 2A – South Corsica

    Wind – Significant Risk

  • 2B – Upper Corsica

    Wind – Orange Alert

  • 52 – Haute-Marne

    Precipitation – Significant Risk

  • 54 – Meurthe-et-Moselle

    Precipitation – Significant Risk

    Floods – Orange Alert

  • 55 – Meuse

    Precipitation – Significant Risk

  • 57 – Moselle

    Precipitation – Significant Risk

  • 59 – North

    Floods – Orange Alert

  • 62 – Pas-de-Calais

    Floods – Orange Alert

  • 67 – Bas-Rhin

    Precipitation – Significant Risk

  • 68 – Haut-Rhin

    Precipitation – Significant Risk

  • 83 -Var

    Wind – Orange Alert

  • 85 – Vendée

    Floods – Orange Alert

  • 88 – Vosges

    Precipitation – Significant Risk

    Floods – Orange Alert

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