THE Storm Nelson is ruining the Easter holidays in France and Britain. An isothermal phenomenon that causes cooling has caused snow to fall in Brest, Brittany, this Thursday, as European spring begins, and in Vendée, on the Atlantic Ocean. On the French Riviera there are winds of 100 kilometers per hour, which will reach 130 K, flooding. In Morbihan the waves exceed 10 metres. The bad weather will intensify on Friday.
Météo France has included six departments orange alert for violent winds. Gusts of 183 km/h were recorded in Pointe du Raz, a particularly exposed tourist resort in Finistère.
A strong gust of wind has already caused damage on Wednesday afternoon on the island of Yeu in Vendée, with a tornado. Gusts of over 100 km/h were recorded in coastal cities. For example, Météo-France recorded winds of 122 km/h in Sibiril and 119 km/h in Brest (Finistère).
The low pressure center of Storm Nelson continues to approach northeastern France.
“A wind is generally considered violent, and therefore dangerous, when its speed reaches 80 km/h with medium winds and 100 km/h with gusts inland,” explains Météo-France.
Therefore, the French meteorological service invites the population of the affected departments to do so limit travelpay attention to falling trees and objects and do not work on roofs.
Gigantic waves and hurricane-force winds hit a lighthouse in Les Sables-d’Olonne, western France, on Thursday. Photo: AFPParks close in Paris
In Paris, the mayor’s office ordered the closure of parks, squares and gardens from Thursday to midday, as well as cemeteries, “until further notice”, in anticipation of strong winds between Thursday and Friday. They recommend not leaving the house, being cautious, not crossing the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes and not going into the basements of houses and buildings.
Unrelenting thunderstorms are expected on Friday. After the passage of Storm Nelson, the weather will remain unstable tomorrow. Stormy rain is expected across the south-west and north-east. The degradation was expected to begin on Thursday night.
Due to the storm, this Thursday Several railway lines were interrupted. This is the case of Normandy. Routes are also interrupted or modified in Brittany and the Pays de la Loire. The SNCF therefore invites travelers to check the timetables on the corresponding sites.
Floods and violent winds on the French Riviera
Wind also in the Pyrenees and in the Mediterranean basin. As Météo-France indicates, the wind also blows in the Pyrenees, at 90/100 km/h, “or even 100/120 km/h in the Basque mountains”.
Storm Nelson also hit Brighton, Great Britain. Photo: REUTERSFurthermore, “strong waves, associated with high sea levels, cause marine submergence in the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin and, more particularly, on the Var coast”.
The Var department is also on orange alert. Strong gusts of wind are expected in France on Thursday.
A few hours before the storm reached the west of the country, a tornado hit the island of Yeu, about sixty houses hit, roof tiles torn and trees uprooted. One person suffered minor injuries, according to the department’s SDIS.
In Great Britain, Storm Nelson is producing terrifying winds. An Easy Jet plane, coming from Portugal, was forced to abort landing at Gatwick airport.
The entire island is affected by strong winds and a lot of rain. It also snowed overnight in Dartmoor, Devon and Wales.
Source: Clarin
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