Snow at the Mairie de Doulon tram station in Nantes.
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J. Urbach / 20Mins
The snow is falling in large flakes this Thursday morning in Loire-Atlantique.
The roads and the gardens are adorned with white, including in the Nantes metropolis since the end of the morning.
An event so unusual in recent years in this territory that it is already arousing great excitement among the inhabitants.
Photographers are also having a great time on social networks.
❄️ IT'S SNOWING IN NANTES !!
❄️ pic.twitter.com/Ddl1H14TSc
- City of Nantes (@nantesfr) February 11, 2021
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, the departmental center of Météo France explains that it is a rainy front which, in contact with slightly negative temperatures (-3 ° C to -1 ° C) turned into snowfall.
Up to 5 cm are already recorded in the land, indicates Météo France.
Traffic on major highways is greatly slowed down.
As for Nantes public transport, only the tram runs, buses and busways are stopped.
Mostly freezing rain afterwards
Lovers of photos or walks under the snowflakes should, in any case, take advantage.
Because with the increase in temperature announced for the middle of the afternoon, the snowfall should stop and then give way to small episodes of rain.
The layer of snow that has fallen to the ground could then partially disappear.
At the beginning of the evening, a "new snowfall is possible".
It could be quickly followed by "freezing rain overnight".
The floors could then turn into an ice rink.
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