Storm to sweep soaking rain, strong winds from France to Germany

By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

By Adam Douty, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

On the heels of Storm Erik, a new storm is expected to sweep from France to Germany with soaking rain and potentially damaging winds through Sunday.

While the strongest winds associated with Storm Erik blasted the British Isles, this second storm will bring winds capable of causing power outages and travel disruptions to areas from France to Germany on Sunday.

"Peak wind gusts of 80-100 km/h (50-62 mph) can be expected in northwestern France, around Nantes," according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Rob Richards.

"Wind gusts from Paris to Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; and Cologne, Germany, should generally be on the order of 65-80 km/h (40-50 mph)," he added.

The winds from Sunday’s storm can cause sporadic to regional power outages, tree damage and travel disruptions.

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The strongest winds are anticipated during the morning of Sunday in Paris, meaning some church services could be affected if power is lost and not restored in time. Parishioners and anyone else out on Sunday morning across northern France may encounter downed tree branches on roads.

Flights can be delayed as the winds spread to Luxembourg City and Cologne through the day.

Residents will find it difficult to hold onto umbrellas to guard against the rain accompanying the gusty winds.

The storm may not be as potent when it impacts Berlin, but rain and gusty winds still can put a damper on the end of the weekend.

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On the back side of this storm, AccuWeather meteorologists will be monitoring the potential for a second blast of gusty winds to drop into northern France or along a section of the corridor from Belgium to northwestern Germany Sunday evening into Sunday night.

Regardless of where this secondary zone of gusty winds occurs, the door will open behind the storm for colder air to plunge over most of Europe during the coming week.

That will set the stage for rounds of snow to further add to the deep snowpack and heighten the avalanche danger in the Alps from Sunday through early this week.

Snow showers may also develop across the lower elevations of Germany early in the new week.