Var maintained on orange alert for “rain-flood” and “thunderstorms”, end of alert for Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard and Hérault,

New Mediterranean episode, continuation but still not the end. In its latest bulletin, Wednesday October 7, Météo-France decided to keep the Var department on orange “rain-flood” and “storms” alert. On the other hand, Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard and Hérault return to yellow alert.

“The heavy rains have evacuated the Gard department and still persist in the eastern half of Bouches-du-Rhône, but with less intensity than at the start of the morning, hence the return to yellow vigilance,” describes the forecaster. In Hérault, 237 mm of rain fell in Castanet-le-Haut, 183 mm in Caylar and 159 mm in Lunas.

Météo-France also anticipates "very significant accumulations of precipitation in a short time, typically around a hundred mm in less than two hours", as well as "strong electrical activity, hail and gusts of wind, even whirlwind phenomena in coastal areas". “A worsening of the level of vigilance is possible” for Corsica.