In the Nord and Pas-de-Calais, the cold wave from the Scandinavian countries sets in. The prefectures of the two departments have just activated level 2 of the “great cold” plan. According to forecasters, this episode could last at least fifteen days. We take stock.
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From the memory of a weather forecaster, we have to go back almost 10 years to reach the negative temperatures forecast in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais over the next few days: -7 ° C recorded under shelter in Lille on Tuesday 9 February, -5 ° C on the coast … And feelings that give chills: down to -18 ° C in Lille with a wind at 30 km / hour or – 15 ° C in Boulogne-sur-Mer …
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You will understand, it will be cold, very cold. “It is clearly the most intense cold since the start of winter”, summarizes Patrick Marlière d’Agate Météo. In question, the cold air arriving from the Scandinavian countries which rushes, via Belgium, in the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais.
“It is clearly the most intense cold since the start of winter”.
“The cold will set in from Tuesday February 9, and it will at least last until Sunday. From Wednesday 10 to Saturday 13, the weather will be cold and dry. From Sunday, the clouds return a little and it will be possible to find snowy episodes from next week “.
The Nord and Pas-de-Calais in vigilance orange “great cold”
Direct consequence of these forecasts, Météo France has just placed the Nord and Pas-de-Calais in orange vigilance “very cold”, from this Monday February 8 at 5 pm and at least until Tuesday February 9, 4 pm. This change is explained by the forecast temperatures which should reach values well below the seasonal norms. For example, the average temperature recorded for a month of February in Lille is 3 ° C. The prefectures of Nord and Pas-de-Calais are also announcing the activation of level 2 of the “extreme cold” plan.
#Meteo France placed the department of #North in #VigilanceOrange #GrandFroid from 02/08, 5 p.m. to 02/09, 4 p.m.
The temperatures can be in the order of -5 to -7, and felt from -14 to -16.
Be careful. pic.twitter.com/vceUNSWuCN– Prefect of the Hauts-de-France and Northern region (@ prefet59) February 8, 2021
Already this weekend, the prefectures of Nord and Pas-de-Calais announced the opening of several hundred emergency accommodation places, in particular for migrants present on the coast, in order to “ensure that all voluntary homeless people can benefit from care “ then indicated the prefect of the North.
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This Monday, February 8, 70 additional emergency accommodation places are open throughout the Pas-de-Calais department. In the North, 90 places are open in hotels in Roubaix and Tourcoing, but also new places in Hazebrouck, Dunkirk, Douai and Valenciennes.
In the two departments, a reinforcement of the number 115 and the SAMU teams is set up and social marauding will be intensified during the day and in the evening. The day centers will also be open for longer.
#Meteo France placed the department of #PasDeCalais in orange vigilance #GrandFroid.
This cold episode requires special vigilance, especially for people in a precarious situation.
If you meet someone in difficulty, dial 1⃣1⃣5⃣. pic.twitter.com/np3fUlGcrB
– Prefect Pas-de-Calais (@ Prefet62) February 8, 2021
The prefect of the North finally recalls that “if you notice someone homeless or in difficulty, call 15”.
Are we going to beat negative temperature records?
This cold snap, although exceptional, differs from the last episodes of extreme cold recorded in the region.
