Orange rain-flood and thunderstorm alert for Gard and Hérault Tuesday evening

According to information from La Chaîne Météo*, the departments of Gard and Hérault will go into orange rain-flood and thunderstorm alert on Tuesday from 10 p.m. “Storms accompanied by heavy rain and locally hail will affect New Aquitaine at the end of the day this Tuesday. At the same time, intense rains and thunderstorms will affect Languedoc and the Cévennes, gaining ground on Wednesday towards the PACA region.

“In the first part of the night, the episode should initially concern a large part of the departments, from the first small hills to the foothills in particular. In the second part of the night, a steady risk of thunderstorms develops, and the intensities should then give 80 to 120 mm (of rain) in a short time,” indicates Météo France in its 6 a.m. update. “In addition, gusts under locally violent thunderstorms, even whirlwind phenomena, hail, with sustained electrical activity, are to be expected during this episode,” continues the organization.

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Last week, Gard and Hérault were placed on red alert by Météo France, experiencing violent storms and torrential rain. Bad weather led the authorities to close schools and interrupt public transport, particularly in Montpellier.

*The Weather Channel belongs to the Figaro group.