Storm Ciara on the British coast, February 9, 2020. - GLYN KIRK / AFP

After Ciara, Inès and soon Dennis… Storms follow one another at the start of this year in the northwest of France. This resurgence of phenomena has its source in the Atlantic, explains BFMTV.

Six coastal departments were placed on orange alert this Thursday in the face of the arrival of the storm Inès. Winds of 110 to 130 km / h are expected. The end of this storm, scheduled for Friday morning, should leave little respite for the inhabitants of the region, with a new storm which is preparing off the Normandy coast. Storm Dennis is expected to hit the British Isles on Saturday and France on Sunday.

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A situation that comes from the Atlantic

Winds of up to 130 km / h are also expected. According to Météo-France, interviewed by BFMTV, the origin of the phenomenon is located in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean: "The weather situation is favorable [to this type of storm], there is this jetstream current which gives particularly strong winds . The stronger they are, the more likely they are to be stormy. ” After Dennis' visit, calm should return to the region.

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