Guadeloupe, where schools will close, was placed Thursday evening September 15 under orange vigilance heavy rains and thunderstorms by Météo-France at the approach of the storm Fiona which should pass Friday evening in the north of the island. Schools will close their doors Friday at noon, “Very heavy rain is expected in the afternoon”, said the prefecture of Guadeloupe in a press release. The rector invited “all staff, students and parents to be very vigilant”. Air and maritime transport should also be disrupted, several companies indicate.
According to Météo-France, tropical storm Fiona is located about 600 km east of Guadeloupe, at the level of the Atlantic Ocean, and is moving west at 22 km / hour. After the first rainy spells expected on Friday morning in the form of stormy showers, “Heavy rains generating numerous floods are to be feared at the end of the day, evening and night from Friday to Saturday”. “The passage into red vigilance heavy rain and thunderstorms could be triggered in the afternoon of Friday depending on the evolution of the weather situation”said the prefecture of Guadeloupe.
Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, also in the axis of storm Fiona, were placed on Thursday in yellow vigilance for violent winds and heavy rains and thunderstorms.