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Storm Austen left France on Friday, the orange wind alert was lifted at 20:00, and Hauts-de-France rail traffic stayed disrupted until day's end.
Storm Austen moved on from France on Friday 23 October, after striking the northwest overnight from Thursday 22 to Friday 23 October. The system continued toward the Benelux and Germany during the day.
The storm had disrupted road, air and rail traffic across the country. In Hauts-de-France, train traffic was interrupted until the end of Friday because of fallen trees.
The orange wind alert covering Hauts-de-France and the coast from Côtes-d'Armor to Seine-Maritime was lifted at 20:00 on Friday. The available reports do not state the wind speeds recorded when the alert was lifted, or when rail services in the region fully resumed.
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Storm Austen's passage across France runs from Thursday night into Friday
Storm Austen reached northwestern France overnight from Thursday 22 to Friday 23 October. By Friday it had moved toward the Benelux and Germany, and the orange wind alert for Hauts-de-France and the coast was lifted at 20:00. The sequence points to a storm that crossed France in roughly a day, though the reports do not give a separate timeline for each region.
Rail users in Hauts-de-France faced interruptions until Friday's end
For travellers, the storm's most lasting effect in the reports is rail disruption. Train traffic in Hauts-de-France stayed interrupted until the end of Friday because of fallen trees, while road and air travel across France were also disrupted during the storm. The lifting of the orange wind alert at 20:00 Friday suggests easing conditions, though the reports do not say when service fully returned.