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Chronicle of Europe
SUNDAY BACK TO FRANCE. A little bit of everything is happening on the European chessboard in these last days of October. As the African anticyclone dominates the continent’s south-central latitudes, the disturbed Atlantic Current is forced to flow along its upper perimeter by transport a series of fronts full of even intense phenomena. Evidence of this is the one that swept through northern France on Sunday, resulting in violent storms even from a tornado that hit Bihucourt, Location one hundred kilometers north of Paris and one hundred south of the English Channel.
Confirm TORNADE! First vid du phome impactant the commune de Buhicourt dans le Pas-de-Calais. Dimportants ds Sont signal. #France #oranges #tornade
Photo credit: Robin G pic.twitter.com/89wAGa15w2
– Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) October 23, 2022
There was extensive damage with buildings badly damaged, light poles uprooted and trees uprooted, one person received minor injuries and 150 were evacuated. Conty was also hit by a tornado, about fifty miles north of Paris, again with extensive damage, roofless houses and power outages.
FLOOD IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND. Bad weather didn’t spare southern England either on Sunday heavy rains, which also affected London and multiple floods. In some areas of the city, water levels have risen by tens of inches, making navigating major roads such as King Cross, Winchester Street, Whalebone Lane and Mawney Road impossible. The strong wind also uprooted some trees, which fell onto the roadways and blocked traffic also affecting rail connections.
flood on #Peckham #Storm #Flood #London pic.twitter.com/gaeOYqgRWV
– Suki (@suki_b) October 23, 2022
#London #Rain pic.twitter.com/156w4ZM9H3
– dr Bettina Friedrich (@betty_friedrich) October 23, 2022
Just a little rain #London pic.twitter.com/F8ve08LkqC
– Hedi Mehrez (@Hedi Mehrez_) October 23, 2022
HOT ANOMALY IN THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT. In southern Europe, on the other hand, the African anticyclone kept the weather stable and the climate really hot for this period. In Spain, maximum temperatures locally exceeded 30 °C, with Peaks of 31ºC in the Balearic Islands and Murcia. 31°C also in Corsica, 30°C on the Côte d’Azur and peaks of 29°C on the Franco-Iberian Atlantic coast, such as in San Sebastian and Biarritz. And it’s not over, because a week The subtropical warm currents flowing into the anticyclone will intensify, keeping temperatures well above normal. not only in the Mediterranean latitudes, but also in the heart of the continent.
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