six departments of the South-West placed in orange vigilance by Météo France

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These are Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Landes, Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées.

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Around mid-afternoon, Friday July 7, 2023, the first storms will affect the Basque country, according to Météo France. (BRUNO LEVESQUE / MAXPPP)

Six departments in the South West of France have been placed on orange alert, Friday July 7, by Météo France in its 6 o’clock bulletin. These are Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Landes, Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées. The Meteorological Institute plans to “violent thunderstorms, with hail and very strong gusts of wind”. Towards the middle of the afternoon, the first storms will concern the Basque country, writes Meteo-France. These storms will be locally accompanied by gusts of wind greater than 100 km/h, hailstorms and heavy rains (30 mm in a very short time).

Map of orange vigilance for thunderstorms from Météo France for July 7, 2023. (METEO FRANCE)


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