Dhe hurricane “Emir”, also known as “Ciaràn” abroad, has reached the coasts of Europe. At the western cape of Brittany, the Pointe Saint-Mathieu, the gusts reached a speed of 148 kilometers per hour. This first record of the evening was announced by the French Observatory for Thunderstorms and Tornadoes (Keraunos) on platform X.
The hurricane “Emir” (international “Ciaràn”) is also expected to hit the English south coast on Wednesday evening. The French weather service Météo France expects gusts of wind with speeds of up to 170 kilometers per hour on Thursday night. For the three departments of Finistère, les Côtes-d’Armor and Manche, the highest warning level, red, applies from midnight to Thursday morning due to strong winds. Floods and storm waves are also threatening in France’s northwest. The French media is talking about a “meteorological bomb”.
Traffic has been partially restricted in the English Channel and in northwestern France due to an approaching storm. French President Emmanuel Macron and Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin called on citizens to stay at home. “I encourage French people everywhere in France not to go out on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. And if they should go out, not to be near watercourses and not near the sea,” Darmanin said. Affected communities reinforced dams with sandbags or built additional barricades near the coast.
The German Weather Service also expects “heavy and sometimes long-lasting rains”. This could lead to flooding, particularly in northwestern France and southern England due to “already saturated soils.” Off the coast of Brittany, wave heights can be well over ten meters.
According to meteorologists, large amounts of rain or even heavy rain could also threaten northern Italy and Slovenia. Landslides, floods and floods could occur there in a short period of time.
Warning: Danger to life due to flying debris
The ferry company Condor canceled its passenger and freight connections between the Channel Islands and Great Britain for Wednesday and Thursday. The company DFDS canceled trips between Dieppe in France and Newhaven in England. Regional train services in the regions of Brittany, Normandy, Pays de Loire, Hauts de France and Center Val de Loire will also be partially suspended from late Wednesday evening and on Thursday.
According to the Met Office, wind speeds of up to 85 miles per hour (almost 140 kilometers per hour) are expected in Great Britain. Meteorologists warned of a danger to life on Thursday from flying debris, covered roofs, torn down power cables and falling trees. Coastal areas in the southwest and southeast of England are particularly affected.
Weather warnings for heavy rain were issued for large parts of southern England, Wales and Scotland on Wednesday. Storm and hurricane gusts of up to 120 kilometers per hour are also possible on the Belgian and Dutch North Sea coast.
According to the German Weather Service (DWD), Germany will only reach the hurricane depth in a very weakened form. The DWD expects gusts of up to 85 kilometers per hour, especially at higher altitudes and on the North Sea coast, up to 100 kilometers per hour on the Brocken in the Harz Mountains.
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