The storm Amélie arrives on the Basque and Landes coasts and in the surrounding area. Gusts of wind can reach 120 km/h.
The storm named Amélie comes from England, with heavy rains and strong winds that will begin on the night of Saturday, November 2nd to Sunday 3rd November 2019 . Gusts of wind will reach 120km/h on the coast of the Landes and Basques and will go up to 100 km/h in the land.
The Orange alert is maintained until Sunday at 4 pm The Prefecture of Pyrénées-Atlantiques calls for the utmost vigilance during this storm. It will be necessary to avoid as much as possible displacements and not to walk in the forest and on the littoral.
As a safety measure, during high tide access to the beach of Biarritz will be prohibited due to wave-submersion vigilance.
Football matches postponed
As a preventive measure, the Pyrénées-Atlantiques football district preferred to postpone all the meetings that were to take place on Sunday 3rd November 2019 in the department.
🔴 En raison des fortes intempéries du week-end, toutes les rencontres prévues ce dimanche 3 novembre sur notre département sont reportées ! 🔴
▶️ Maintien des matchs de ce samedi soir. pic.twitter.com/ZYm4ua5gyx
— District de Football des Pyrénées-Atlantiques (@DistrictFoot64) November 2, 2019