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 followingnoon in some regions. The Nord department is on a crude orange alert, in this meteorological context. 89 French departments are on yellow alert.
In addition violent gusts of wind, blew this Saturday followingnoon 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.
In Rennes, several cars were destroyed by trees. Scaffolding and terraces have been blown away, without causing injury reports France Bleu.
In the south-east, in Corsica in particular, gusts of more than 100 km / h are also expected.
