Posted on 11/29/2017 7:17:46 PM PST by Olog-hai
Much of France is getting its first taste of winter this week, with 50 departments placed on alert for snow and ice.
Snow and ice is expected to hit much of France, with national weather agency Météo France placing 50 departments on yellow alert the third highest warning level.
The departments, including nine in Brittany, Normandy and the Pays de la Loire were placed on yellow alert the third highest warning which advises people to be careful and stay up-to-date with the situation at 6 am on Wednesday morning. Drivers are warned to be particularly vigilant.
Our teams are on the warpath. In Reims, if the temperature of the road drops below 2°C, we start salting, Manuela Thomas of the Sanef network, a private company that runs French motorways, told Le Parisien. [ ]
On Thursday and Friday, snow is expected in two-thirds of the country, from Normandy to the Grand Est, and then down to the south of the Massif Central.
And the news may justifiably come as a surprise, with this being the first time snow has been expected so early in the year since 2010.
(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.fr ...
50 departments on “Yellow Snow Alert”
SNORT. Is Calvin visiting France?
The alert status keys in this way-
Champagne -— all clear
Vin rose -— moderate hazard
Port wine -— stay indoors
Beaujolais -— surrender
“is algore visiting”?
For certain. He’ll be in the Alps with the heat cranked up.
The “third highest warning “? Out of how many?.....cuz if it’s out of THREE, then it’s either snowing or sunny and 70 degrees. (No...I didn’t read the rest of the article. It reeked of a very high warning of ‘boring’ I only stopped by to read/make comments :) )
And not a flake in the forecast here in MN. We had snow earlier but the temperature soared into the 50s and it all melted.
My kids are annoyed at all the brown but I love it. Its like an extended autumn. Winter is hard on me.
Global warming.
If only America would have stayed in the Paris Accords, this wouldn’t be happening!
Frank Zappa, I thought.
La neige; elle vient!
Good thing. The Muzzies will go back to the ME where it is warm. They are sissies when it comes to cold weather.
La neige; elle va!
Don’t eat yellow snow.
SNORT. Is Calvin visiting France?
Frank Zappa, Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow.
But, I have it on good MSM authority that we would never see snow again!
Sacre Bleu!!! L’hiver arrivee!!!
Où est le réchauffement globale, eh?
heh heh heh heh... where al goes, snow follows
>><<
And he always leaves a big carbon trail in the snow.
You’re right! Good memory.
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