Eleven departments of the center then four of the east placed in orange alert this Saturday – Liberation

After an electric night in the west of the country and in Ile-de-France, thunderstorms continue their journey this Saturday, June 14. “In the second part of the afternoon, thunderstorms are triggered in the north of the Massif Central and then shift northeast during the evening and night. These thunderstorms can be violent ”indicates the meteorological agency which provides hail, strong gusts of wind, strong water blades in a short time and strong electrical activity.

The departments concerned are Allier, Aube, Côte-d’Or, Loire, Marne, Haute-Marne, Nièvre, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire and Yonne, according to the same source. This storm episode will be preceded by very high heat, 33 ° C in Dijon or 35 ° C in Lyon.

Météo France plans that four other departments, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and the Meuse will go on orange vigilance on the night of Saturday to Sunday, while the previous ones will be demoted on yellow vigilance, with the exception of the Aube which is maintained. Four northern departments, kept in orange alert until then, have been demoted to yellow vigilance.

Twenty-eight departments from the southwest and northwest of the country had been placed in orange alert on Friday afternoon due to a « Stormy degradation »with a high risk of locally violent phenomena. « Following a very hot daya strong stormy degradation is set up in the early evening ”, had written the weather service on his website.

The Directorate General for Civil Aviation had asked airlines to reduce their flight program on Friday evening by Orly by 20 % to limit any disturbances.