The night did not help.
This Sunday, four French departments are kept in orange vigilance by Météo France.
Thunderstorms and heavy rains are still expected in Hérault, Ardèche, Gard and Drôme, already on alert on Saturday.
The weather should become milder in the early evening.
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"Stormy precipitation has intensified significantly," says Météo France.
It rains particularly hard in Alès, in the Gard.
80 to 100 mm of water have fallen in recent hours.
Thus the Gardon, the river in the area, rose from 40 cm high to over 1m70.
Equivalent precipitation is observed in Aubenas, in Ardèche.
This “rain and storm event requiring special monitoring because of its intensity”, according to Météo France's formulation, also particularly concerns the inhabitants of the area between Montélimar and Valence.
They received 30 to 40 mm of rain.
"Thunderstorms are also occurring in the Cévennes part of the Hérault", specifies Météo France this morning.
The Mediterranean episode is taking place: accumulations observed in 3 hours of 86.7 mm at Aubenas and 93mm at Jaujac (# Ardèche), 57.5 mm at Générargues (#Gard).
The #high rainfall will continue for the next few hours.
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"The most violent thunderstorms are therefore underway and will last a few more hours," summarizes the forecaster.
For the moment, no major damage is to be reported.
The episode is expected to weaken as it moves to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
In the rest of the country gloomy weather is expected this Sunday morning, with some thunderstorms also near Rennes, Nantes and Alençon.
It should rain in the east of the country.
However, some clearings will occur in the southwest quarter.
They will gradually reach the whole of the territory.
