After yellow in the morning, Eure-et-Loir goes into orange vigilance this Wednesday evening, in anticipation of storm Ciaran. The alert is valid for this Thursday, from midnight. It originally ran until 6 a.m., but it was extended for the full day on Thursday. Neighboring departments (Eure, Yvelines, Orne) are also affected.
During the night, heavy rain and gusts locally reaching 110 km/h are expected.
Winds expected between 90 and 100 km/h in Eure-et-Loir between Wednesday and Thursday
As a precaution, parks, gardens and squares are closed from this Wednesday in Chartres, Châteaudun or Dreux. All TER trains in the Centre-Val de Loire region will also be stopped this Thursday.
“Strictly limit your travel (…) to cases of extreme necessity”
The prefecture of Eure-et-Loir, in a press release, announces “showers, up to 10 mm cumulative in the south and west of the department”, and predicts, for the day of Thursday, November 2, that the “Southwest wind still remains violent until mid-afternoon. The rains ease in the morning, but should persist until the afternoon.”
Storm Ciaran: Eure-et-Loir goes on yellow alert
State services warn that the passage of the storm will have possible consequences.
“Electricity and telephone outages can affect distribution networks for relatively long periods of time.” “Roofs and chimneys may be damaged.” “Tree branches risk breaking, trees still partially in leaves and damp constitute aggravating factors that can lead to uprooting.” “Vehicles can be deported.” “Road traffic may be disrupted, particularly on the secondary network in forest areas.”
Faced with storm Ciarán, the TER trains in the west and center of France will be stopped on the morning of Thursday, November 2
The Eure-et-Loir prefecture also gives some advice on the attitude to follow during this meteorological episode.
“Strictly limit your movements during the night of Wednesday November 1 to Thursday November 2 to cases of extreme necessity.” “Limit your speed on roads and motorways, particularly if you are driving a vehicle or vehicle sensitive to the effects of wind.” “Don’t walk in the forest.” “In town, be vigilant of possible falling objects” “Store or secure objects that are sensitive to the effects of wind or likely to be damaged.” “Do not work on roofs and under no circumstances touch electrical wires that have fallen to the ground.”
Furthermore, the Eure-et-Loir prefecture has decided on traffic restrictions from 10 p.m. this Wednesday: on the national roads and motorways of Eure-et-Loir, vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes , including public transport, motorhomes and light towed vehicles, are not authorized to overtake, and their authorized speed is lowered by 20 km/h.
Rémi Bonnet
#Weather #Storm #Ciaran #EureetLoir #orange #alert
