
Four departments in the South of France are placed on orange alert on the morning of Wednesday October 7 by Météo-France due to the risk of rain-floods and thunderstorms, with cumulative precipitation of up to a hundred mm in less than two hours, accompanied by hail, violent winds and possible whirlwind phenomena in coastal areas.
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Météo-France issues weather alerts to warn of dangerous phenomena such as rain-floods, storms or floods, according to established precipitation and risk thresholds.
The sky continues to act up in the South. Four departments are placed by Météo-France on orange vigilance, Wednesday October 7 in the morning. Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard and Var are affected by a “rain-flood” and “thunderstorms” alert. Hérault goes into orange alert for “floods”, but returns to yellow for “rain-flood” and “storms”.
The forecaster 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.
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