Strong wind, snow and ice: 26 departments placed on orange alert

The 23 departments affected by strong winds are:Dawnthe Marnethe Loiretthe Somethe calvadosl’Yourl’Ornethe Mayennethe Sarthethe Vendeethe Charente Maritimethe Charentethe Viennathem Two Sevresthe Seine-Maritime and theEure-et-Loirel’Yonne and all departments of theIle-de-Francewith the exception of Val d’Oise.

The Finisterethe Morbihanl’Indre et Loirel‘Internalthe Loir et Cherthe Maine et Loire and the Cher come out of the orange vigilance.

In addition, orange vigilance for snow and ice is triggered for the two departments of the Lozere a you Cantal due to snowfall which started overnight in the Massif Central. Météo-France thus estimates that “15 to 20 centimeters of generalized snow are expected, and up to 30 cm locally from Margeride to Aubrac” while warning about “risk of formation of snowdrifts under the action of the wind”.

Finally, the Pas-de-Calais is placed on orange alert due to a major flood on the Hem.

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