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Weather: strong gale in the north-west quarter until Sunday, gusts and power cuts in Brittany

2022-01-08T23:08:37.609Z


Brittany was swept by strong gusts of wind this Saturday afternoon causing numerous power cuts. Almost all of the


Strong gale this Saturday evening and during the night over a north-western quarter of the country in general and on the coastal areas in particular warned Météo France this Saturday evening.

This gale will last until mid-day on Sunday to see the end of the afternoon in some regions.

The Nord department is on a crude orange alert, in this meteorological context.

89 French departments are on yellow alert.

Arrival of a very active disturbance tomorrow in the country!

#vent #coupdevent #meteo pic.twitter.com/AKIzzerv8i

- Météo North West (@MeteoNord) January 7, 2022

In addition violent gusts of wind, blew this Saturday afternoon in particular on Brittany.

The strongest gust in Brittany was measured by Météo Bretagne in Brignogan in Finistère at 148 km / h.

In Morbihan, the gusts reached up to 109 km / h at Pontivy and a peak of 108 km / h was observed in Lorient but over all 134 km / h on the island of Groix.

The gusts will continue during the evening.

The four Breton departments are placed on yellow vigilance with violent wind and thunderstorms by Météo France until Sunday, at 4 p.m.

Power cuts and falling trees

The bad weather caused power outages that affected thousands of homes.

Up to 15,000 homes were deprived of electricity at 5 p.m. according to Enedis.

The last point, at 7 p.m., reports 9,000 outbreaks throughout Brittany, including 5,000 in Morbihan, 2,000 in Ille-et-Vilaine, 1,500 in Côtes-d'Armor and 500 in Finistère, where firefighters intervened 102 times during the day.

# bad weather #vent #Bretagne #fortcoupdevent # storm


All of Brittany was swept away by violent gusts this Saturday!


Summary of the strongest gusts at 7:00 p.m. https://t.co/Z5kZWmRa6r pic.twitter.com/JnYTTCLmd1

- Météo Bretagne (@MeteoBretagne) January 8, 2022

In Rennes, several cars were destroyed by trees.

Scaffolding and terraces have been blown away, without causing any injuries, reports France Bleu.

In the south-east, in Corsica in particular, gusts of more than 100 km / h are also expected.

Source: leparis

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