After experiencing a heat wave in recent days, France is preparing to experience violent storms in the hours to come. 52 departments are already classified in yellow and orange vigilance this Friday, June 9 according to Météo France. Are you affected by this alert?
As the government unveils its plan to combat high heat as summer approaches, the skies darken from today until Sunday, June 11. The weekend promises to be particularly rainy and stormy according to Meteo France which warns of yellow and orange vigilance in a very large number of French departments. It is the South-West of the country which should be affected first this Friday, June 9 according to the latest forecasts, with possible hailstorms, before the rainy-stormy depression shifted towards the Gulf of Lyon in the evening and the following night. On Saturday June 10, Normandy, Île-de-France, Burgundy and the Alps will in turn be affected, with particularly heavy rains. “Of the dangerous phenomena are provided” we specify.
Meteorologist Yann Amice explains the origins, linked to the rise of the depression Oscar off Portugal. “This depression will bring up hot and humid air and create very strong instability”with thunderstorms locally “strong” (news.fr). And if not less than 52 departments are placed on yellow or orange alert as of today, 54 are on Saturday June 10. The details were communicated by Météo France.
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The list of departments concerned by the alert
Thus, and in alphabetical order, are concerned: Allier, Ardèche, Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rhône, Calvados, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime , Cher, Corrèze, Côtes-d’Armor, Creuse, Dordogne, Doubs, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Finistère, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Gironde, Hérault, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Jura, Landes, Loir-et-Cher, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loiret, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Mayenne, Morbihan, Orne, Puy-de-Dôme, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes- Pyrenees, Pyrénées-Orientales, Sarthe, Deux-Sèvres, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Vendée, Vienne, Haute-Vienne and Andorra. Note also that the focus is on risk of harmdonations in the departments of Gard and Hérault.
These storms, which must therefore be accompanied by heavy rainfall, delight farmers in several particularly dry regions. This is the case of the Pays de la Loire, and in particular the departments of Vendée and Loire-Atlantique. “It’s very impactful, especially for crops like wheat” entrusted to France Blue Thorigny Brice Guyau, president of the FDSEA of 85. “20 mm of water would be magnificent” he added. However, the sun should return on Monday June 12 in these departments, while Météo France is already anticipating new instabilities in the south of the country…
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