17 departments placed in orange alert this Friday afternoon-Liberation
Météo-France announced the passage of 17 departments in the South West and North West of France on orange alert from this Friday, June 13, afternoon due to a « Stormy degradation »with a Risk of locally violent phenomena. « Following a very hot daya strong stormy degradation is set up in the early evening ”, wrote the weather service on its website.
Eight departments of the South West (Dordogne, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées) and Nine from the North West (the entire Normandy and Mayenne region, Pas-de-Calais, Sarthe, Somme) will gradually be concerned from 4 p.m. Météo-France.
On the northwest, forecasters anticipate in the afternoon and evening « Strong gusts of wind, of the order of 100 km/h, locally 110-120 km/h, strong precipitation (up to 30-50 mm in two to three hours) and medium to large to large hail ».
In the southwest, « Strong hailstorms (diameter often greater than 2 cm), as well as strong gusts, of the order of 100 km/h locally »are expected in places in western Occitania and southern New Aquitaine. « On New Aquitaine moreover, the accumulation of rain can become important, around 30 to 50 mm in one to 3 hours »add weather-france, adding that « The electrical activity will be intense ».
« On the departments bordering on those placed in orange alert, given the uncertainties inherent in the situation, locally violent phenomena are also possible »warns the meteorological agency.
