The orange alert will be maintained until 11pm on Monday, while strong winds are expected to increase from 1pm on Sunday afternoon. The strongest gusts between 110 and 130 km/hour are expected in the second part of the night and early morning.
At the same time, heavy rainfall of 20-30 litres per square metre is possible on Sunday night.
The weather service has issued a warning of the risk of falling trees, damaged roofs and chimneys, and disturbed road traffic, especially in forest areas. It is recommended not to leave objects lying around outside, to limit movement, keep to a moderate speed when driving, exercise caution and not to walk in the forest.
In addition to the orange and red alerts due to the storm, a yellow warning has been issued due to heavy rainfall between 8.00 pm on Sunday and 8.00 am on Monday, with 20 to 30 litres expected per m².
In France, 35 departments, including the Grand Est, have been placed on orange alert.
Post confirmed no newspapers will be distributed on Monday - this has been postponed to Tuesday 11. February. Delays are to be expected with the delivery of regular mail on Monday.
CGDIS announced that with a large number of 112 calls expected, it has increased the number of phone operators from six to eight.
The Valorlux collection for Monday has been cancelled.
CGDIS planned to introduce its new ambulance vehicle to the press. Due to a large number of interventions expected, the presentation had to be postponed. The date is yet to be confirmed.
On Sunday morning, Findel airport confirmed three flights leaving Luxembourg would be cancelled. The Lufthansa flights to Frankfurt at 2.20pm and 6.40pm have been cancelled, as well as the 8.30pm flight to Munich.
Arriving flights from the two cities are also affected, with the 1.30pm and 5.50pm flights from Frankfurt and the 7.55pm flight from Munich also cancelled.
Brussels airport has cancelled a significant number of flights as well in preparation for the storm.
As meteorological services have forecast strong winds between Sunday (9 Feb) noon to Monday (10 Feb) noon Luxair advise passengers to and from Findel to check their flight status by calling +352 2456-1, or visiting luxair.lu
Flights LG4595/4596 and 4603/4604 to/from London City have already been cancelled.
The LG-8019 4pm flight to Paris was cancelled, and it is now confirmed that the 6.50 pm LG-8020 from Paris has been cancelled.
Frankfurt, Munich and Amsterdam are also affected.
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