Severe thunderstorms are expected to obscure the sky of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, from this afternoon on the Massif Central, Bresse and Lyon, then between Ardèche and the Alps in the evening. Ain, Hautes-Alpes, Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, Loire, Haute-Loire, Rhône, Savoie and Haute-Savoie are placed in " significant risk " by the Weather Channel.
Read also: Deadly fires in Ukraine: the weather improves, the authorities optimistic
“ The electrical activity is strong. Thunderstorms are sometimes violent and are accompanied by heavy rain intensities (30 to 40 mm in one hour), with the most locally active hail and strong gusts of wind up to 90 km / h ”, warns La Weather channel in a press release published this Friday, July 10.
Significant risk of thunderstorms in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region The Weather Channel
If this type of stormy episode is rather usual for the summer season, the experts still call the inhabitants concerned to " particular vigilance because of the intense rains over a short period of time which can reach up to 1 month of precipitation, strong electrical activity and the risk of lightning strikes when practicing outdoor activities , ”she said.