Weather alert: departments on alert
According to the latest bulletin from Météo-France, the Rhône and Isère departments are still on orange alert as of Tuesday, June 24.
Météo-France has placed 16 departments on orange heatwave alert for Friday.
A ceiling collapsed onto a 2-year-old girl's bed in Parempuyre (Gironde) due to thunderstorms. The girl's parents are in shock and have decided to file a complaint against the landlord.
The thunderstorms that hit France on Friday and Saturday caused the death of two people. Météo-France placed six departments on orange alert this Sunday evening.
14 departments are on orange alert for the risk of thunderstorms this Sunday.
Heavy rainstorms that hit the Var region on Tuesday left at least three people dead, including a couple in their eighties in Le Lavandou, on the coast, where the mayor described "scenes of war."
Eleven departments in the southwest quarter of France were placed on orange alert by Météo France on Monday, May 19. The list could expand further due to a possible shift of the disturbance towards the Center-East region.
Météo-France placed five departments on orange alert for floods on Monday, April 21.
The departments of Gironde, Dordogne and Corrèze have been placed on orange alert for the risk of flooding, this Sunday, April 20, 2025.
The Swiss, French and Italian Alps are experiencing very heavy snowfall, causing significant disruptions that have led local authorities to take exceptional measures to address traffic difficulties and the risk of avalanches and falling trees.
A person was found in "cardio-respiratory arrest" after being buried by a snow slide in Val Thorens, Savoie, this Thursday.
Three departments were placed on orange alert by Météo-France this Wednesday, April 16.
A sustained Autan wind episode began on Thursday in the Tarn and Haute-Garonne regions, according to Météo-France, which has placed these two departments on orange alert until Friday.
Haute-Garonne and Tarn are placed on orange alert for "strong winds" on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 March.
Réunion Island has been placed on red cyclone alert this Thursday from 7 p.m., ahead of the expected arrival of Cyclone Garance, which Météo France has described as "dangerous," the prefecture announced.
Réunion Island will be placed on red cyclone alert on Thursday due to Storm Garance, the prefecture of the French island in the Indian Ocean announced.
Réunion Island will be placed on orange cyclone alert on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. (11:00 a.m. in Paris) due to Storm Garance, which could intensify into a cyclone, the prefecture of the French island in the Indian Ocean announced.
Ille-et-Vilaine has been placed on red flood alert and nine other departments are on orange alert this Monday for risks of waves, floods or avalanches, as Storm Herminia passes over the coast.
Ille-et-Vilaine was placed on red flood alert and eight other departments on orange alert this Sunday for risks of flooding, high water or strong winds, as Storm Herminia passed over the coast.
The West is still experiencing rain and wind due to the Herminia depression this Sunday, January 26. Nine departments are currently on orange alert for risks of flooding, high water, or strong winds.
Météo-France has placed two departments on orange alert for “floods” this Sunday and Monday, January 13.
Eleven departments have been placed on orange alert by Météo France this Thursday, three for snow and ice and eight for flooding.
Météo-France has placed seven departments on orange alert for "snow, ice" and "floods" for Thursday, January 9. Snow began falling on Wednesday in northwestern France, and traffic restrictions have been imposed in several departments in Hauts-de-France.
Météo-France has placed 21 departments on orange alert for strong winds starting Monday, January 6, at midnight.
Météo-France has placed Corsica on orange wind alert for Friday, December 20.
Debris of corrugated iron, planks, and fallen trees: the day after Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte and left at least 14 dead, aid airlifted into the "apocalyptic setting" of France's poorest department began arriving Sunday.
Due to the passage of Cyclone Chido, the Prefect of Mayotte has announced that the archipelago will be placed on red alert starting this Friday evening.
Mayotte has been placed on orange alert ahead of Cyclone Chido. All schools will remain closed on Friday and Saturday.
The Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne and Ariège remain on orange alert for snow and ice this Monday morning.
Météo-France placed two departments on orange alert for "strong winds" this Monday, November 25.
Following the passage of Storm Caetano this Thursday, snow caused traffic disruptions. Motorways were blocked in eastern and western France. And 200,000 homes were without power this Friday morning.
Hundreds of trucks and cars were stuck on the A36 motorway in Doubs. Some trucks reportedly ignored traffic regulations and attempted to continue driving, according to the department's prefecture.
The snowfall is now over in France. However, Météo-France placed 29 departments on snow and ice alert this Friday, stretching from Normandy to Haut-Rhin, including the Île-de-France region.
Snow is arriving in France this Thursday, with 33 departments on orange alert. Up to 10 cm is expected in some areas, which could cause significant road disruptions.
Due to the expected snowfall and strong winds, Météo France has placed 54 departments on orange alert this Thursday, November 21.
Guadeloupe, in a context of "trade wind failure", was placed on orange alert for heavy rain and thunderstorms by Météo-France this Monday.
The departments of Hérault and Aude are on orange alert for thunderstorms and rain-flooding this Friday, starting at 6 p.m.
The Var and Gard regions have been placed on orange alert for rain and flooding, as a new episode in the Cévennes region threatens the south-eastern quarter with further flooding, a week after a devastating first episode.
The Var region, which has been placed on alert, is already affected by flooding, with 190 mm of rainfall recorded this Friday morning.
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