Weather. The Storm Amélie en route to the Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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The storm Amélie is expected in the Basque Country tonight with strong gusts of wind. (© Illustration © Pixabay)

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.

Meteorological vigilance map launched by Météo France for the day of Saturday 2 and Sunday November 3, 2019
Meteorological vigilance map launched by Météo France for the day of Saturday 2 and Sunday November 3, 2019 (© Screenshot Ecran Meteo France)

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.

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