Thunderstorms: 25 departments on orange alert from southwest to northeast
"It is the very rainy nature of these storms that needs to be monitored," says Météo-France, which forecasts heavy accumulations of rain in a short period of time, in the order of 20 to 40 mm in 1 hour, or even 50 mm, and locally 50 to 80 mm over the episode.
By The New Obs with AFP
A vehicle and driving check during a storm by the gendarmerie on the A8 motorway, near Mougins in the Alpes-Maritimes, on August 20, 2025. SYSPEO/SIPA
The late-summer storms are coming. Twenty-five departments located from the Pyrenees to Haute-Saône and Doubs, including Burgundy, will be placed on orange alert for violent storms starting this Wednesday afternoon, August 27, according to Météo-France.
In addition, the departments of Charente-Maritime, Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Gironde, Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques are on yellow alert for waves and submersion until 9 a.m. on Wednesday due to the strong swell hitting the Atlantic coast .
On Tuesday, waves exceeding 4 to 5 meters in height prompted several municipalities to prohibit holidaymakers from accessing beaches and, after easing on Wednesday, this "powerful swell" known as a cyclone could persist until the end of the week.
Large hail expected locallyRegarding thunderstorms: Ain, Allier, Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Cantal, Côte-d'Or, Doubs, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hérault, Jura, Loire, Haute-Loire, Lot, Lozère, Puy-de-Dôme, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne will switch to orange from 2 p.m.
Doubs, Jura, Ain, Lozère, Gard and Hérault will remain under this alert level until 6 a.m. Thursday, but all other departments will be downgraded to yellow from midnight tonight, the meteorological agency said in its latest bulletin on Wednesday.
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"It is the very rainy nature of these storms that needs to be monitored," says Météo-France, which forecasts heavy accumulations of rain in a short period of time, in the order of 20 to 40 mm in 1 hour, or even 50 mm, and locally 50 to 80 mm over the episode.
Large hail is expected locally in the southwest as well as wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h, very locally 90-100 km/h, the institute adds.
By The New Obs with AFP
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