Météo-France: only Aude remains on orange alert for rain-floods
The Pyrénées-Orientales have been downgraded to yellow alert following a drop in the intensity of precipitation.
Quick Look
- Météo-France has placed Aude on orange alert for rain-flooding this Sunday, October 4.
- The Pyrénées-Orientales have returned to yellow vigilance.
- Significant amounts of rain are expected until the end of the day on the hills.
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Why It Matters
A storm system coming from the north-east of Spain has impacted the departments of Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales since Saturday evening.
There is only one department left on orange "rain-flood" alert, Météo-France announces in its 2 p.m. bulletin, Sunday October 4. This is Aude, with the Pyrénées-Orientales being demoted to yellow vigilance, "faced with the drop in intensity of the rainy phenomenon" specifies this updated point from the meteorological agency. However, the population of this department is asked to “continue to exercise caution for the rest of the day”.
“At the end of the night from Saturday to Sunday, the vast storm system which has affected the north-east of Spain since Saturday evening, rises to impact the Pyrénées-Orientales and Aude,” described the forecaster earlier Sunday morning. He warned that “these new rainy and stormy spells will last until the end of the day, causing heavy accumulations of rain”.
Météo-France anticipates precipitation until the end of the day in the two departments, with cumulative rainfall of up to 80 to 120 mm, and even occasionally 150 to 180 mm, "preferably from the first reliefs (Corbières, Fenouillèdes, Albères, etc.)". The orange alert for Aude must end at 4 p.m.
Open Questions
- What material damage will be observed after the episode?
