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=== France === |
=== France === |
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In [[France]], storm warnings were put in place by the [[Météo-France]] for Aurore, with an orange wind warning being issued on October 21. The cyclone first impacted the Atlantic coast of [[Brittany]], downing and uprooting trees and damaging roofs across the area. In Fecamp, [[Normandy]] winds reached {{Convert|175|kph|mph}}, the highest in association with the storm. As of October 21, power electric utility Enedis reported over 250,000 households that are without electricity due to Aurore. Along Normandy, [[Champagne-Ardennes]], [[Paris]], and [[Île-de-France]], train services were disrupted while an under-construction house in Plozévet, Finistère. Granville, [[Manche]] reported gusts of {{Convert|143|km/h|mph}} and Groix, [[Morbihan]] at {{Convert|134|km/h|mph}}.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 October 2021|title=Storm Aurore leaves 250,000 French homes without power|work=France 24|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211021-storm-aurore-leaves-250-000-french-homes-without-power|access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 October 2021|title=Tempête Aurore : l’alerte orange levée, 40 000 foyers encore sans électricité|language=french|trans-title=Storm Aurora: the orange alert lifted, 40,000 households still without electricity|work=Le Monde|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/10/21/tempete-aurore-250-000-foyers-prives-d-electricite-les-transports-perturbes-dans-le-nord-et-l-ouest_6099332_3244.html|url-status=live|access-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026024232/https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/10/21/tempete-aurore-250-000-foyers-prives-d-electricite-les-transports-perturbes-dans-le-nord-et-l-ouest_6099332_3244.html|archive-date=25 October 2021}}</ref> Telephone lines were also affected and several bridges across the affected portion of the country were unpassable for vehicles or their lanes being closed.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 October 2021|title=Tempête Aurore : la région parisienne et l’est de la France en vigilance orange pour vents violents|work=Le Monde|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/10/20/vigilance-orange-pour-vents-violents-dans-trois-departements-de-bretagne-et-du-cotentin_6099175_3244.html|url-status=live|access-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026025224/https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/10/20/vigilance-orange-pour-vents-violents-dans-trois-departements-de-bretagne-et-du-cotentin_6099175_3244.html|archive-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> |
In [[France]], storm warnings were put in place by the [[Météo-France]] for Aurore, with an orange wind warning being issued on October 21. The cyclone first impacted the Atlantic coast of [[Brittany]], downing and uprooting trees and damaging roofs across the area. In Fecamp, [[Normandy]] winds reached {{Convert|175|kph|mph}}, the highest in association with the storm. As of October 21, power electric utility Enedis reported over 250,000 households that are without electricity due to Aurore. Along Normandy, [[Champagne-Ardennes]], [[Paris]], and [[Île-de-France]], train services were disrupted while an under-construction house in Plozévet, Finistère. Granville, [[Manche]] reported gusts of {{Convert|143|km/h|mph}} and Groix, [[Morbihan]] at {{Convert|134|km/h|mph}}.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 October 2021|title=Storm Aurore leaves 250,000 French homes without power|work=France 24|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211021-storm-aurore-leaves-250-000-french-homes-without-power|access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=21 October 2021|title=Tempête Aurore : l’alerte orange levée, 40 000 foyers encore sans électricité|language=french|trans-title=Storm Aurora: the orange alert lifted, 40,000 households still without electricity|work=Le Monde|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/10/21/tempete-aurore-250-000-foyers-prives-d-electricite-les-transports-perturbes-dans-le-nord-et-l-ouest_6099332_3244.html|url-status=live|access-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026024232/https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/10/21/tempete-aurore-250-000-foyers-prives-d-electricite-les-transports-perturbes-dans-le-nord-et-l-ouest_6099332_3244.html|archive-date=25 October 2021}}</ref> Telephone lines were also affected and several bridges across the affected portion of the country were unpassable for vehicles or their lanes being closed.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 October 2021|title=Tempête Aurore : la région parisienne et l’est de la France en vigilance orange pour vents violents|trans-title=Storm Aurora: the Paris region and eastern France on orange alert for strong winds|work=Le Monde|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/10/20/vigilance-orange-pour-vents-violents-dans-trois-departements-de-bretagne-et-du-cotentin_6099175_3244.html|url-status=live|access-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026025224/https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/10/20/vigilance-orange-pour-vents-violents-dans-trois-departements-de-bretagne-et-du-cotentin_6099175_3244.html|archive-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> High tides also inundated several stores at Landerneau, [[Finistère]]. Three tornadoes, likely spawned by the storm were recorded in [[Plozévet]], [[Riec-sur-Belon]] and [[Kernascléden]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Paul-Alexandre|first=Aubry|date=21 October 2021|title=Tempête Aurore : Des dégâts parfois impressionnants en Bretagne et Pays-de-la-Loire|language=fr|journal=20 Minutes|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/3153423-20211021-tempete-aurore-degats-parfois-impressionnants-bretagne-pays-loire|url-status=live|access-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021084032/https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/3153423-20211021-tempete-aurore-degats-parfois-impressionnants-bretagne-pays-loire|archive-date=21 October 2021}}</ref> |
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==== United Kingdom ==== |
==== United Kingdom ==== |
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A yellow rainfall warning was issued for the [[United Kingdom]] for Aurore until October 21. The [[Thames Barrier]] was closed on that day to refrain [[London]] from possible flooding.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 October 2021|title=Storm Aurore batters southeast England|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/storm-aurore-batters-southeast-england-09q3z9xj3|access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> The [[Essex]] fire service reported over 120 calls due to flooding incidents.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 October 2021|title=Southern England hit by floods as Storm Aurore arrives from France|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/21/southern-england-hit-by-floods-as-storm-aurore-arrives-from-france|access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> A man in East Grinstead, West Sussex was killed while two others were injured seriously and another two, minor due to a car accident when his car smashed into a tree. Two more cars collided with each other in Farnborough, Hants, but it is unknown whether it caused fatalities or additional injuries. {{Convert|2|in|mm}} of rain were also recorded in the country while the [[Channel Islands]] reported gusts of {{Convert|70|mph|km/h}} due to the system. Thameslink Railway reported that a landslide in Greenhithe Tunnel in London, blocking all its lanes. A car with four people in it was trapped in floodwaters, with all of them being safely rescued. Meanwhile, as the storm impacted the country, snow hit the northern portion of UK, but no damage was reported.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zeltmann|first=Britta|date=21 October 2021|title=SHOCK & AURORE UK weather: Man killed and 4 injured in 70mph Storm Aurore floods – as SNOW hits north|work=The Sun|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16488163/uk-weather-man-killed-storm-aurore/|url-status=live|access-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024200613/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16488163/uk-weather-man-killed-storm-aurore/|archive-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 03:26, 26 October 2021
 Storm Aurore while located to the south of Ireland on 21 October | |
| Type | Extratropical cyclone European windstorm |
|---|---|
| Formed | 20 October 2021 |
| Dissipated | 23 October 2021 |
| Highest gust | 175 km/h (109 mph) |
| Fatalities | 6 fatalities |
| Power outages | >525,000 |
| Areas affected | United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Netherlands, Germany, Russia |
Part of the 2021–22 European windstorm season | |
Storm Aurore was an notable early extratropical cyclone in late October 2021 that impacted several areas of Europe, causing substantial damages. The third named storm of the 2021–22 European windstorm season, Aurore was first noted on 20 October by Meteo France over the Atlantic Ocean, south of Ireland. As the system moved over central Europe on the next day, it subsequently merged with another extratropical cyclone named Hendrik before moving across Russia before dissipating on October 23.
Meteorological history
Impacts
France
In France, storm warnings were put in place by the Météo-France for Aurore, with an orange wind warning being issued on October 21. The cyclone first impacted the Atlantic coast of Brittany, downing and uprooting trees and damaging roofs across the area. In Fecamp, Normandy winds reached 175 kilometres per hour (109 mph), the highest in association with the storm. As of October 21, power electric utility Enedis reported over 250,000 households that are without electricity due to Aurore. Along Normandy, Champagne-Ardennes, Paris, and Île-de-France, train services were disrupted while an under-construction house in Plozévet, Finistère. Granville, Manche reported gusts of 143 kilometres per hour (89 mph) and Groix, Morbihan at 134 kilometres per hour (83 mph).[1][2] Telephone lines were also affected and several bridges across the affected portion of the country were unpassable for vehicles or their lanes being closed.[3] High tides also inundated several stores at Landerneau, Finistère. Three tornadoes, likely spawned by the storm were recorded in Plozévet, Riec-sur-Belon and Kernascléden.[4]
United Kingdom
A yellow rainfall warning was issued for the United Kingdom for Aurore until October 21. The Thames Barrier was closed on that day to refrain London from possible flooding.[5] The Essex fire service reported over 120 calls due to flooding incidents.[6] A man in East Grinstead, West Sussex was killed while two others were injured seriously and another two, minor due to a car accident when his car smashed into a tree. Two more cars collided with each other in Farnborough, Hants, but it is unknown whether it caused fatalities or additional injuries. 2 inches (51 mm) of rain were also recorded in the country while the Channel Islands reported gusts of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) due to the system. Thameslink Railway reported that a landslide in Greenhithe Tunnel in London, blocking all its lanes. A car with four people in it was trapped in floodwaters, with all of them being safely rescued. Meanwhile, as the storm impacted the country, snow hit the northern portion of UK, but no damage was reported.[7]
References
- ^ "Storm Aurore leaves 250,000 French homes without power". France 24. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Tempête Aurore : l'alerte orange levée, 40 000 foyers encore sans électricité" [Storm Aurora: the orange alert lifted, 40,000 households still without electricity]. Le Monde (in French). 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 26 October 2021 suggested (help) - ^ "Tempête Aurore : la région parisienne et l'est de la France en vigilance orange pour vents violents" [Storm Aurora: the Paris region and eastern France on orange alert for strong winds]. Le Monde. 20 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Paul-Alexandre, Aubry (21 October 2021). "Tempête Aurore : Des dégâts parfois impressionnants en Bretagne et Pays-de-la-Loire". 20 Minutes (in French). Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Storm Aurore batters southeast England". The Times. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Southern England hit by floods as Storm Aurore arrives from France". The Guardian. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Zeltmann, Britta (21 October 2021). "SHOCK & AURORE UK weather: Man killed and 4 injured in 70mph Storm Aurore floods – as SNOW hits north". The Sun. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.