Four departments were placed on orange “thunderstorm” and “rain-flood” alert by Météo France this Saturday.These are Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées and Landes.
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VERY HEAVY RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
In addition to the storms expected this evening in four departments of the South-West, Météo France warns of a risk of “very heavy accumulations of rain by midday tomorrow”.
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
Traffic conditions could be “delicate to difficult” on the roads of the departments affected by orange vigilance, warns the Southern Zonal Operational Crisis Center.
ADVICE FOR BAD WEATHER
Staying away from trees and watercourses in the event of storms, sheltering in a permanent building and not taking a submerged road are some of the tips to remember for the four departments affected by severe weather. this Saturday evening.
ALSO BE CAREFUL IN AUVERGNE AND FRANCHE-COMTÉ
In addition to the brief but intense episode expected in the South-West, storms and hail could also affect Auvergne and Franche-Comté, as explained by the Keraunos observatory.
FOUR DEPARTMENTS ON ORANGE VIGILANCE
Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées and Landes are on orange alert at the end of the afternoon facing a significant risk of thunderstorms and heavy rain.
WELCOME
Hello and welcome to this live broadcast devoted to orange vigilance broadcast by Météo France this Saturday. Four departments in the South-West are called for caution in the face of a risk of violent thunderstorms and heavy rain.
The sky will rumble over a large part of the country this Saturday, June 8. Météo France has placed three departments on orange “thunderstorm” and “rain-flooding” alert from 6 p.m. The departments concerned by “the intense rain-storm episode” are Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes and Hautes-Pyrénées.
“During the evening of Saturday and the following night, a stormy deterioration begins in the southwest of Midi-Pyrénées. These storms are associated with high electrical and rainy intensities,” can we read in the 6 a.m. bulletin from Météo France.
Hail expected
“Uncertainties remain regarding the location of these most virulent storms,” specifies Météo France which adds that “Hail is also expected.”
“The departments on the fringes of those on orange alert may also be affected by locally strong phenomena”, warns the forecasting body.
In more detail, over the entire episode, cumulative rainfall could reach or exceed 100 mm at peak, Météo France added. In the morning, under chaotic skies, showers sometimes mixed with thunder will circulate from the north of Aquitaine and Limousin to Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and more locally from around the Gulf of Lion to the Provencal coast. In the afternoon, stormy showers will recede in the interior of PACA then towards the Southern Alps and sunny or cloudy weather will return to the Mediterranean regions.
On the other hand, storm activity will increase over the Pyrenees with some overflows into the plains south of the Garonne, as well as Limousin and Auvergne north of Rhône-Alpes, Franche-Comté and south of Alsace. Hail and heavy rain will be possible locally under thunderstorms.