Watch out for the gust of wind! Thursday November 16, 2023, a new depression named Frederico will cross France, on a Normandy/Grand-East axis. After the passage of Ciaran, Domingos and Élisa, this storm will be accompanied by a strengthening of the wind mainly in its southern part, warns Meteo France from the day before. “The gust values currently forecast fall under yellow vigilance for the wind parameter, but a worsening towards the orange level cannot be ruled out if the trajectory or deepening of the depression were to change,” can we read in a bulletin from the meteorological organization, which has placed 61 departments in yellow due to the risk of strong gusts of wind. So pay attention to the passage of this depression from the Atlantic, in the morning, and which should affect Brittany then the Pays de la Loire, with violent winds ranging from 70 km/h to 90 km/h on the coast and up to 60 km/h inland.
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While the day of Wednesday November 15, 2023 was rather calm and under clear skies, this storm Frederico should be accompanied by heavy precipitation, particularly in Pas-de-Calais. A department already affected by serious flooding and placed on orange flood alert, in addition to Charente-Maritime, Drôme, Isère, Nord, Savoie and Vendée. The afternoon of this Thursday should be swept by even more intense winds, with gusts of up to 100 km/h. Particular vigilance should be given to certain coastal towns, including Lorient, Concarneau, Les Sables-d’Olonne and La Rochelle. Storm Frederico will then hit eastern France, up to the Grand Est region, with sustained rain. In addition to the above-mentioned areas, the depression would also target sectors further south in France, notably in New Aquitaine, Occitanie and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This November 15, 2023 on Franceinfothe Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau announced the establishment of an aid fund for the regions affected in recent weeks by bad weather, for Brittany, Normandy and Hauts-de-France, to the tune of 80 million euros, in addition to a support fund of 50 million euros for Pas-de-Calais.