Storm Miguel: Eight Departments of the West on Orange Alert

This Thursday 6th June 2019, Meteo France has issued an alert because of the storm Miguel and gusts up to 120 km/h on the coast. The forecasts.

Hang on, gusts to 120 km/h are planned on the Atlantic frontage. The storm Miguel is expected from the morning of Friday 7th June 2019, and Météo France has placed eight departments in an orange alert: it is the Charente-Maritime, the Indre, the Indre-et-Loire, the Loire -Atlantic, Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, Vendée and Vienne.

Almost the entire country is in yellow alert, with the exception of Northeast and Southeast.

🔶 8 dpts en #vigilanceOrange
Restez informés sur https://t.co/rJ24zzmmy4 pic.twitter.com/k40c2raVXj
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) 6 June 2019

Unusual storm

This phenomenon, described as a “moderate but unusual intensity storm at this time of the year” by the weather organization, should be accompanied by gusts of wind at 110 or 120 km / h on the coast, and up to at 110 km / h in the land.

La tempête #miguel aborde vendredi matin la façade atlantique avec des vents violents; rafales à 100/120 km/h sur la Vendée et la Charente. Restez informés ▶️ https://t.co/BeTAGzRLBH pic.twitter.com/9eIvcBcgds
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) 6 June 2019