Strong thunderstorms in the Gard and Hérault in the night from Monday to Tuesday could cause dangerous runoff in urban areas, according to Météo France, which placed the two departments on orange alert.
Our partner The weather chain places around twenty departments on yellow alert.
After midnight, " thunderstorms that can give strong accumulations of rain in a short time are expected ", it is written in a press release issued Monday afternoon, envisaging precipitation of " 80 mm in three hours ". " There is a risk of runoff in urban areas between Montpellier, Nîmes, Alès ", specifies Météo France.
As of Monday evening, " active thunderstorms will occur over a large part of the country of Occitania, in the Massif Central, in the north-west of the country ", it is specified, with " punctually strong accumulations in a short time, hail and gusts of wind ”.
Our partner The weather chain indicates that on Tuesday morning, the sometimes stormy rains will gradually lose their intensity as the distance from the disturbance reaches Italy.
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