Storm Nelson continues to rage. It is passing this Thursday on the Breton coasts, and exceeds the initial estimates of Météo France. While the wind blows around 98 km/h near Brest, a peak of 139 km/h was recorded at Pointe Saint-Mathieu.
💨183 km/h recorded twice Pointe du Raz in Finistère around 8:30 a.m. Dantesque conditions currently in the area.
This station is highly exposed to violent winds at the very end of Brittany.
Webcam Vision Environnement#Bretagne #storm #Nelson pic.twitter.com/Cw6Hk5NeFm
— Kévin Floury (@kevinfloury) March 28, 2024
At Pointe du Raz, gusts of 183 km/h were recorded twice around 8:30 a.m., not far from the record of 207 km/h recorded during storm Ciara last November.
🔶 7 departments in Orange (https://t.co/CSYEovTI83) pic.twitter.com/OxAA1svOwc
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) March 28, 2024
Brittany remains swept by the winds, while Météo France has placed Finistère and Côtes-d'Armor on orange vigilance. The Var, Loire-Atlantique, Vendée, Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime remain on orange wind and wave-submersion vigilance.
In the rest of the country, the lagging regime is progressing towards the west. Showers will settle over the northern two thirds of the territory, and will be more marked from Brittany towards Cotentin, Pays de la Loire, Center-Val de Loire, possibly accompanied by thunderstorms, sleet and strong squalls.