the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in orange vigilance “rain-flood”

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The west of the department should be particularly affected by this heavy rainfall, warns Météo France.

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The equivalent of a month of rain is expected there in just under 24 hours. Meteo France placed the Pyrénées-Atlantiques on orange “rain-flood” vigilance, Wednesday September 28. The alert is extended Thursday. Over the last six hours, Météo France has recorded 34 mm in Biarritz, 47 mm in Bidache, 31 mm in Pau.

“VShe heavy rains continue all day Thursday. Locally, they take on a stormy character, thus increasing the intensities of rainsdetails Météo France, which specifies that it is necessary to expect “accumulations of the order of 60 to 80 mm, which can locally exceed 100 to 110 mm in the west of the department”. “In the east of the department, rainfall is more moderate with accumulations of around 30 to 50 mm or even more.“, adds the organization.

However, this episode comes “in a context of pre-existing drought which may constitute a limiting factor as to the expected consequences”.


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