Storms: end of orange vigilance, mini-tornado in the Somme and “violent phenomenon” in Pas-de-Calais – Le Monde

A “mini-tornado” hit Conty, near Amiens, in the Somme, on Sunday October 23, in the evening, and a similar “violent phenomenon” struck dozens of houses and tore roofs off in Bihucourt, in Pas-de-Calais, said firefighters and authorities. “There was a mini-tornado in the Conty sector, with a lot of material damage, and a situation update is being carried out, but at this stage, no casualties” are to be deplored, said namely the prefecture of the Somme. “Several infrastructures and homes were damaged” in this town and that of Ô-de-Selle, she later clarified, counting “about sixty buildings” in total. “Ten households must be relocated” and “several dozen” others have been deprived of electricity. 🚨 TORNADO confirmed! First video of the phenomenon impacting the town of Buhicourt in Pas-De-Calais. Important… https://t.co/nQqOHdwgvA— WxNB_ (@Nahel Belgherze) The firefighters of Pas-de-Calais, for their part, report “a big meteorological phenomenon located in the town of Bihucourt in particular”, but also “the municipalities of Ervillers and Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt” around 7 p.m. “We have around thirty interventions in progress, around forty houses impacted, some of which have had the roof torn off”, they detailed, without using the word “tornado”. Imposing tornadic supercell over southern Pas-de-Calais this Sunday, October 23, seen from its eastern flank of… https://t.co/JNWYqTudek— KeraunosObs (@Keraunos) “There are no human casualties”, but very significant material damage. “Many firefighters are on site to carry out the protection of property”, and “reconnaissances are still in progress”, they specified. Read also: Orange and red alerts from Météo-France: is the alert system well calibrated? A lightly injured In a situation report around 9 p.m., the Pas-de-Calais prefecture specifies that this “episode of violent winds” caused “one lightly injured”, cut off traffic in Ervillers and caused “an accident involving a weight heavy on the A1, at the level of the commune of Saint-Léger”. In Bihucourt, it required “the rehousing of approximately 150 inhabitants”. “The mayor opened the village hall to be able to take care of the inhabitants. Trees and electric poles have fallen on the roadway, presenting a danger, ”she continues. The North prefecture also reported, on Twitter, “electricity cuts”. “Trees and poles” fell to the ground in several municipalities, without causing any casualties, according to the firefighters of the North. Several interventions were notably underway in Masny, Wandignies-Hamage, Thun-Saint-Amand, or Hazebrouck. The storms were also violent in the Eure, where firefighters reported “62 interventions”, requiring the relocation of five adults and five children. They also mentioned four interventions for “threat of fire or explosion” and four falls of electric cables. ⚡ This Sunday afternoon, a violent storm produced a very powerful windy phenomenon (tornado?) in Beuzeville da… https://t.co/Y6mRiiE09z— MeteoExpress (@Météo Express) The two departments were not on the alert orange The Somme and the Pas-de-Calais were placed on Sunday in yellow vigilance for thunderstorms by Météo-France, while twenty other departments were on orange vigilance. Météo-France had warned of the risk of “violent gusts of wind that can exceed 100 km / h, large hail and high intensities of precipitation”. Orange vigilance has since been lifted in all departments, but fifty-nine, mainly located in the east of France, remain on yellow vigilance. From the Massif Central to the Jura, Alsace and Lorraine, mobile thunderstorms took place during the afternoon and evening, with violent gusts, heavy rains and hail. In the event of a storm, it is particularly advisable to stay away from trees and waterways, to take shelter in a building and to avoid using any electronic device directly connected to a socket. Read also: Storms: the truth of the false on the behavior to adopt in the event of lightning Le Monde