At 8am on Wednesday October 9, rain was already falling in the streets of Paris. And the weather's not going to get any better as the day goes on. Heavy precipitation is expected in the capital and elsewhere in the Paris region this October 9, due to the Kirk low-pressure system.
Flooding: 5 departments under red alert, alert in Île-de-France
An episode in the Cévennes is causing intense rainfall on Thursday October 17 and Friday October 18, resulting in rapidly rising rivers in several regions. While six départements, including Lozère and Alpes-Maritimes, are under red alert, Île-de-France remains under orange alert for the risk of rain and flooding, with the exception of Seine-et-Marne, which is under yellow. In Paris, some streets were submerged, and gusts of 52 km/h were recorded, causing disruption to transport services. [Read more]
As of 12pm, the Ile-de-France region is under a " rain and flood " orange alert. This alert is expected to remain in force throughout the day and evening. Météo France announces the end of this orange vigilance on Wednesday night, at around 2am.
" The passage of ex-hurricane "KIRK" will bring moderate to heavy rain to the whole region until mid-night on Wednesday to Thursday " warns the weather service, adding that " over the whole rainy episode, which will last around 24 hours, rainfall totals will be very high, with 40 to 70 mm most often, and even 80 mm very locally in southern Yvelines, Essonne and Seine-et-Marne ". In Paris, 60 to 65 mm of rain is forecast.
As a result, there could be disruptions on some public transport services in Paris and the Île-de-France region. On its website, Transilien warns that " heavy rain from the KIRK low-pressure system is likely to disrupt traffic " in the Paris region this Wednesday, October 9.
Several RER and Transilien stations, as well as some metro stations, could be flooded and become inaccessible. Already, on Monday October 7, the Porte de Clichy metro station on line 14 was flooded by torrential rain around 9pm. As a result, the Porte de Clichy station had to close its doors to passengers. This was reported by the X account of the 'Plus de trains' association, relayed by our colleagues in Le Parisien.
So, should we expect further flooding in some stations this October 9? The situation is likely to be closely monitored. Transilien is therefore warning of possible disruptions to Paris and Ile-de-France transport services. Transilien advises passengers to check train schedules before arriving at stations.
Flooding is back in Yvelines, particularly in the south, a week after the passage of storm Kirk. Météo France has placed the département under a vigilance orange for rain and flooding for the night of Thursday October 17 to Friday October 18, 2024, with rainfall totals of up to 50 mm. Many roads are closed, severely disrupting traffic in Rambouillet and surrounding towns. [Read more]
The Seine-et-Marne prefecture has banned all outdoor activities from midday on Wednesday October 9 until midday on Friday October 11, due to the arrival of Storm Kirk. Heavy rain, strong winds and the risk of flooding are expected, particularly along the Grand Morin. In addition, the prefecture has announced that school transport will be suspended this Thursday, October 10. [Read more]
Due to the passage of Hurricane Kirk, Météo France has placed all the departments of the Île-de-France region under a "vigilance orange pluie-inondation" (orange rain-flood watch) on Wednesday October 9 and Thursday October 10, 2024. [Read more]
The bad weather caused by Hurricane Kirk is making itself felt in the Île-de-France region. This Wednesday, October 9 and Thursday, October 10, 2024, the Seine-et-Marne département, to the east of the Paris region, has been placed under vigilance rouge for flooding, in addition to vigilance orange for rain and flooding. [Read more]
Due to the arrival of Storm Kirk and high winds, several towns in the Île-de-France region have decided to close their green spaces this Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Find out which towns in the Paris region are affected. [Read more]
Flooding: 5 departments under red alert, alert in Île-de-France
Flooding in the Yvelines: Roads cut off and disruption caused by heavy rains
Storm Kirk: Outdoor activities banned in Seine-et-Marne and school transport suspended
Hurricane Kirk: red alert for flooding in Seine-et-Marne, the Grand Morin aval under close surveillance
High winds: parks and gardens closed in the Paris region due to Storm Kirk
