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Weather: half of France on yellow alert for strong winds, risk of submersion on the west coast

2023-01-08T13:54:37.118Z


The weather this Sunday is dominated by a disturbance that will sweep most of France, according to Météo France. Nearly half


In the north, west and south-east of France, the sky will be dominated by a disturbance this Sunday.

In the afternoon, precipitation will ease temporarily before resuming at the end of the day.

Météo France has placed 52 departments on yellow alert, most of them due to storms and high winds.

Corsica, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Corrèze and Cantal are on alert for the risk of rain and flooding.

In addition to these phenomena, there are risks of floods and waves-submersion on the Atlantic coast: Finistère, Morbihan, Loire-Atlantique, Vendée, Charente-Maritime, Gironde, Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques are touched.

Finally, the Hautes-Alpes, the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Alpes-Maritimes are placed in avalanche yellow vigilance.

Météo France particularly warns of heavy rains in Corsica.

“Note that the sustained rains may be accompanied by thunderstorms, or even hail this evening and this night in Corsica, warns the meteorological institute on its Twitter account.

By tomorrow, many phenomena or hazards are likely to affect Corsica, including strong winds, waves-submersion.

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note that the sustained rains may be accompanied by #storm, or even hail this evening and this night in Corsica.


By tomorrow, many phenomena or hazards are likely to affect Corsica, including strong winds, waves submersion #vigilancejaunehttps://t.co/l3NBkDr4rS pic.twitter.com/zn8Vrv5Eui

— VigiMeteoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) January 8, 2023

On Monday, only 26 departments will be placed on yellow alert: Corsica, the west coast and the southeast.

In these regions, the weather will be disrupted, "especially in Corsica with heavy rain and strong winds".

Source: leparis

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