Storm Boris ravaged Central Europe, causing flooding, evacuations and deaths. Could France face similar events?
Since this weekend, storm Boris has caused terrible damage in Europe with very heavy rains and even significant snowfall. The human toll is very heavy: at least 15 victims are to be deplored according to the latest information. People are still reported missing and catastrophic floods have been reported, leading to evacuations.
In Europe, a real air mass conflict has set in. In the west, a drop in temperatures was noticeable, while in the east, they were well above seasonal norms. These differences in air met in central Europe, creating the depression which then found itself stuck. It is continuing on its way and, according to The Weather Channelvery poor conditions are expected until Tuesday.
The storm mainly affected Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria. Countries that certainly do not border France but are not that far away. Will France suffer the consequences of this storm? In principle, this will not be the case. Guillaume Séchet, meteorologist, confided to Actu.frthat this event which he describes as a “cold drop” caused the “descent of cold air towards France” last week, but for the specialist, it will not go any further.
A meteorological phenomenon “not impossible” in France
The storm is not going to reach France and even if it had, it would not have caused as much damage as in neighbouring countries. “The humidity could have caused rain in the east, but less intense than in central Europe,” he assured. France is actually preparing to experience sunny days and a rise in temperatures, i.e. little disturbed weather.
However, as Frédéric Decker, meteorologist for Météo News at theUnionit is “not impossible” that such a phenomenon could one day occur in France. The warm Mediterranean air currents could come into conflict with those coming from the north: “With anticyclones over the North Sea and the Mediterranean, in absolute terms it could happen,” he said. Following global warming, such incidents are likely to become more and more frequent anyway.