Snow in the plains this Thursday: 9 departments in orange vigilance in the northeast

After Ile-de-France on Wednesday, a new snowy episode will affect the northeast of the country this Thursday. Meteo France this Wednesday placed nine departments in orange snow-ice vigilance.

The departments concerned: Aisne (02), Ardennes (08), Marne (51), Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Meuse (55), Moselle (57), Nord (59), Pas-de-Calais (62 ) and Sum (80).

While a series of showers is currently falling over the region, snow is expected to fall this Thursday in a "brief" but "significant" manner. First on the Hauts-de-France then on the north of the Grand Est region. During this episode, the snowfall should reach 3 to 6 cm on the departments placed in orange alert, locally up to 10 cm on the relief of the Ardennes and the extreme north of Lorraine.

🔶 9 dpts in #vigilanceOrange

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Météo France calls for extra vigilance because this snow could catch on the ground and make the road slippery.

Tomorrow, when passing a depression which will circulate from the English Channel to Luxembourg, snowfalls to the plains (before the rain) are expected from Hauts-De-France to Grand-Est. The wind will also blow strongly north of the Loire, and again very strong from the Alps to #Corse. pic.twitter.com/N0IX5ZGXMj