Violent storms persist in France.
Even if they are less strong than the day before, they still involve significant risks.
the Rhone corridor inherited the most violent stormy episodes, as well as Languedoc already marked by violent floods on Tuesday.
The storms will be at their maximum intensity between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. announces the Weather Channel*.
After the accumulations of 120 mm which formed last night on the Gard, a new stormy wave is getting organized in the East and South-East this Wednesday September 7th.
Some heavy stormy showers will also circulate between Charente-Maritime, Pays de la Loire and Normandy.
These storms are not as stationary as those of the day before, but there is a risk of flooding in Bouches-du-Rhône, Vaucluse and Drôme.
It is not excluded for the Rhone Valley to go on red storm alert.
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The evolution of these stormy lines is changing quickly between the different departments concerned by the orange alert.
At noon thunderstorm activity was limited only to the east-central part of the country.
At 3 p.m., a stationary storm remained blocked over the Bouches-du-Rhône, pouring down cloudbursts.
Gusts of wind could reach 80 to 100 km/h in the most violent storms.
Electrical activity should be very high in the first part of the night.
The
Weather Channel
recommends great caution to the populations of the lower Rhône valley, Ardèche and Drôme and recommends not to travel this Wednesday between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.
There is a real risk of flash floods, sometimes major flooding and mudslides.
Hérault and Gard still strongly affected
The stormy line should sweep from West to East the Hérault, the Gard and the Rhône-Alpes region before shifting towards the Var and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Hail and gusts of up to 100 km/h are expected.
Cumulative rains of 40 to 60 mm will be added to the remnants of the floods of the previous day.
The Gard and the Hérault were placed by Météo France in absolute vigilance for 3 hours on Wednesday afternoon.
“The Nîmes urban area was hit by a violent storm during the night, with up to 135 millimeters of rain
,” a spokesperson for the Gard fire department told AFP on Wednesday morning.
List of departments concerned by the orange storm alert:
Aïn
Combine
Alpes de Haute Provence
Ardeche
Aveyron
Bouches-du-Rhone
Cantal
Golden Coast
Doubs
Drome
Gard
Herault
Isere
Jura
Loire
Upper Loire
Lozere
Haute Marne
Meurthe et Moselle
Meuse
Moselle
Puy de Dome
Rhone
Haute-Saone
Saone-et-Loire
Var
Vaucluse
Vosges
Territory of Belfort