The wind picks up in Ile-de-France when the Ciara storm arrives. Surveys carried out at the top of the Eiffel Tower f showed gusts exceeding 120 km / h for an average wind estimated at 60 km / h on average at 3 p.m. this Sunday afternoon according to the MeteoNews site. The building was also closed to the public for security reasons.
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🇫🇷 Due to high winds and for safety reasons, the #TourEiffel is closed for the moment.
🇬🇧 Due to the current strong winds, the #EiffelTower is closed for the moment. #Paris #Ciara
Météo France has placed the entire Ile-de-France region on orange alert, until Monday morning at 6 a.m. The rain should arrive in the region in the early evening.
According to MétéoFrance forecasts, the winds could reach 95km / h over land in Paris. But it is the south of Yvelines and the north of Seine-et-Marne which could record the highest gust peaks, at 115 km / h.
#TempeteCiara: Heavy gusts of wind forecast between Sunday evening and Monday morning
120-140 km / h on the Channel and North Sea coasts
100-120 km / h in the lands of Normandy and Hauts-de-France to Lorraine.
Waves-submersion in Brittany then Manche. # Tempete #Ciara pic.twitter.com/JGU1sslBwU
According to Météo France, "in a context of soggy soils, especially following the recent floods, falling trees are to be feared". Windy phenomena could still last for several days in the region.
Further north, in the Oise, falling trees have already been reported in several places, and Enedis was on the alert this afternoon.