Storm Barbara leaves 76,000 homes in southern France without power
Around 76,000 households in southern France were left without power after Storm Barbara hit, bringing 200km/h winds.
The national weather agency Météo France on Tuesday placed twelve départements on ‘orange’ alert for violent winds. They were Ariège, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Tarn, Aveyron, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Loire, Rhône and Isère.
The storm hit overnight on Tuesday, felling trees and causing power cuts, although there were no reported injuries.
1er dégâts sur les Allées d’Etigny à Bagnères-de-Luchon ce soir, des rafales de sud déferlent comme prévu en vallées exposées, soyez prudents sur ces secteurs cette nuit #tempetebarbara #comminges #pyrenees #luchon ? @anth0nyguitrd pour @Meteo_Pyrenees pic.twitter.com/w8griKVX0M
— Météo Pyrénées (@Meteo_Pyrenees) October 20, 2020
A total of 76,000 households were without electricity on Wednesday morning, especially in Pyrénées Atlantiques, Béarn, Haute Garonne, Landes and Limousin.
French electricity supplier Enedis evaluated the situation at 8:30am, saying that several hundreds of its employees were currently on the field to ‘’re-establish the electricity as soon as possible’’ in hard hit areas.
The wind reached a record strength of more than 200 km/h in Iraty in the Pyrénées Atlantiques département.
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) October 20, 2020
#TempeteBarbara rafale 217 km/h à #Iraty ce 21/10 entre 5 et 6h du matin (1427m d'altitude, station exposée sur crête d'Organbidexka, #Pyrénées-Atlantiques), valeur remarquable, cf. "record" de 228 en 2013 (même si données absentes pdt Xynthia 27-28/02/2010 ~250 km/h pas exclu) https://t.co/IB0IqltMxS pic.twitter.com/RAdMIR83GV
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) October 21, 2020
By Wednesday morning, winds of 100 km/h were still blowing in areas including the Pyrenean valleys and the Rhône département, according to the weather agency.
? Le #vent souffle fort ce matin sur une partie A. Rhône-Alpes comme ici à #Lyon.
? Le département du #Rhône en #vigilanceorange #venviolent
➡️ Suivez l'évolution de la situation et restez informés : https://t.co/bbNAHFUEZc
?️ @DamienLepetitga pic.twitter.com/y26Nbks8XX
— Météo-France (@meteofrance) October 21, 2020
The orange alert was lifted at 10am on Wednesday.
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The national weather agency Météo France on Tuesday placed twelve départements on ‘orange’ alert for violent winds. They were Ariège, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Tarn, Aveyron, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Loire, Rhône and Isère.
The storm hit overnight on Tuesday, felling trees and causing power cuts, although there were no reported injuries.
1er dégâts sur les Allées d’Etigny à Bagnères-de-Luchon ce soir, des rafales de sud déferlent comme prévu en vallées exposées, soyez prudents sur ces secteurs cette nuit #tempetebarbara #comminges #pyrenees #luchon ? @anth0nyguitrd pour @Meteo_Pyrenees pic.twitter.com/w8griKVX0M
— Météo Pyrénées (@Meteo_Pyrenees) October 20, 2020
A total of 76,000 households were without electricity on Wednesday morning, especially in Pyrénées Atlantiques, Béarn, Haute Garonne, Landes and Limousin.
French electricity supplier Enedis evaluated the situation at 8:30am, saying that several hundreds of its employees were currently on the field to ‘’re-establish the electricity as soon as possible’’ in hard hit areas.
The wind reached a record strength of more than 200 km/h in Iraty in the Pyrénées Atlantiques département.
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) October 20, 2020
#TempeteBarbara rafale 217 km/h à #Iraty ce 21/10 entre 5 et 6h du matin (1427m d'altitude, station exposée sur crête d'Organbidexka, #Pyrénées-Atlantiques), valeur remarquable, cf. "record" de 228 en 2013 (même si données absentes pdt Xynthia 27-28/02/2010 ~250 km/h pas exclu) https://t.co/IB0IqltMxS pic.twitter.com/RAdMIR83GV
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) October 21, 2020
By Wednesday morning, winds of 100 km/h were still blowing in areas including the Pyrenean valleys and the Rhône département, according to the weather agency.
? Le #vent souffle fort ce matin sur une partie A. Rhône-Alpes comme ici à #Lyon.
— Météo-France (@meteofrance) October 21, 2020
? Le département du #Rhône en #vigilanceorange #venviolent
➡️ Suivez l'évolution de la situation et restez informés : https://t.co/bbNAHFUEZc
?️ @DamienLepetitga pic.twitter.com/y26Nbks8XX
The orange alert was lifted at 10am on Wednesday.
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