https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France has seen some freakish weather this winter but not many would have expected the tornado that came crashing through a town in western France this week, cutting power to 13,500 homes. See the video here. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140304/video-freak-tornado-leaves-thousands-without-power Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:14:00 +0100 video-freak-tornado-leaves-thousands-without-power Just as Brittany catches its breath after the latest fierce storm, another tempest, this one named Ulla, was set to lash the western French region on Friday. Winds of up to 130km/h are expected as well as high sea swells. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140214/ulla-storm-meet-ulla-the-new-storm-heading-for-brittany Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:57:00 +0100 ulla-storm-meet-ulla-the-new-storm-heading-for-brittany Authorities in France have placed Finistère in the west of Brittany on "red alert" for dangerous floods. It is the highest warning level and comes as water levels continue to rise after storms battered the region on New Year's Day. (SEE VIDEO) https://www.thelocal.fr/20140102/western-brittany-on-red-alert-for-flooding Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:30:00 +0100 western-brittany-on-red-alert-for-flooding UPDATED: Reports indicate a woman died on Monday after being swept away by a wave off the coast of Brittany, amid a fierce storm which left around 75,000 households in northwest France without power and disrupted travel across the English Channel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131028/storm-leaves-75000-without-power-in-northern-france Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:44:00 +0100 storm-leaves-75000-without-power-in-northern-france Wine growers in Bordeaux held an emergency meeting on Monday after thousands of acres of vineyards were destroyed in hail storms. With more extreme weather forecast, there could be worse news for Bordeaux and Burgundy vineyard-owners. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130806/wine-growers-call-for-aid-with-more-storms-due Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:54:00 +0200 wine-growers-call-for-aid-with-more-storms-due France is set for more violent storms this weekend with the country’s weather service issuing alerts on Friday for 30 departments across the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130802/france-placed-on-alert-for-violent-storms Fri, 02 Aug 2013 16:03:39 +0200 france-placed-on-alert-for-violent-storms Extreme weather conditions continued to keep areas of France on alert Friday. Storm warnings were in place for the Paris region where as in the south of France forecasters had issued a heatwave alert. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130726/weather-warning-france-on-storm-and-heatwave-alert Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:00:00 +0200 weather-warning-france-on-storm-and-heatwave-alert Prestigious vineyards in France's famous wine region of Burgundy's were devastated by hail storms this week. It is the second year running the famous wine region has been hit by storms, with one producer calling it a "catastrophe". More storms are forecast. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130724/storms-leave-burgundy-vineyards-facing-catastrophe Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:12:00 +0200 storms-leave-burgundy-vineyards-facing-catastrophe On Wednesday morning Météo France maintained the storm warnings in place for 13 departments in eastern France. The region is set to see violent tempests throughout the afternoon. Residents have been advised to take precautions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130724/storm-update-warnings-in-place-for-eastern-france Wed, 24 Jul 2013 10:37:00 +0200 storm-update-warnings-in-place-for-eastern-france The storm clouds finally appeared to break on Friday as France’s meteorological service Météo France lifted the weather warnings that had been place across much of the country. The cost of the disaster is set to run into hundreds of millions of euros. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130621/storm-clouds-clear-as-france-counts-cost Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:31:47 +0200 storm-clouds-clear-as-france-counts-cost Weather warnings remained in place across much of France on Thursday as unseasonal violent storms continued to wreak havoc in many regions. The storms have now claimed the lives of three people. Read the latest weather updates here. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130620/storms-latest-north-east-france-on-alert Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:13:00 +0200 storms-latest-north-east-france-on-alert