Storm Hortense will hit the coasts of New Aquitaine, and in particular the Gironde, on the night of Thursday to Friday -
Mickaël Bosredon / 20 Minutes
Storm Hortense is approaching the coast of New Aquitaine.
Météo France placed the Gironde, Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques on Thursday in orange vigilance for strong winds until Friday.
"A depression called" Hortense "is widening in the Bay of Biscay and progressing towards the Aquitaine coastal departments from the end of the night from Thursday to Friday, explains Météo France.
It is accompanied by strong gusts of wind from the westerly sector first reaching the Landes and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, then the Gironde before reaching the east of Aquitaine and the west of Midi-Pyrénées during the day on Friday. .
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Gusts up to 140 km / h on the coast
The expected gusts are of the order of 100 to 130 km / h or even locally up to 140 km / h on the coast and 90 to 100 km / h in the interior.
The peak of the gusts is expected in the morning on Friday.
Friday, the weather will remain very disturbed in France, the rainy passages, often accompanied by sustained wind, will continue to follow one another.
This overcast weather with sometimes marked rains will quickly reach the Center and Occitanie then Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the afternoon, with a slightly less strong wind but remaining sustained.
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