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Faced with thunderstorms, orange vigilance in six departments this Saturday, July 19, two others concerned for rain-inondations (photo of illustration taken in Bavaria in 2017).
Weather – Several stormy waves that cross France. After an episode in the northwest of France tonight, Météo-France released this Saturday 19 July 19, Calvados and the orange alert for rain-round. On the other hand, six departments of the center-east remain vigilant for thunderstorms.
A pluvio-stingy episode “Finishing” hit Brittany and Normandy this morning, said the meteorological service in its latest bulletin, published at 6 a.m. The end of the episode was scheduled at 8am for the Channel and Calvados.
This episode “Slowly shifts northeast”specifies Météo-France. “Under this axis, cumulatives of the order of 15 to 30 mm fairly generalized occur. »»
On the center-east, the pluvio-storm episode is considered by the organization as ” active “. Six departments of the Center-Est (Rhône, Loire, Isère, Puy-de-Dôme, Allier, Ain) are the subject of orange vigilance for thunderstorms renewed from this Saturday at 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
At the start of the morning, “The first thunderstorms approach Puy-de-Dôme”. The episode “Will last a large part of the day” and thunderstorms “Will be accompanied by strong precipitation, gusts, hail as well as significant electrical activity”.
And Météo-France to add: “The cumulative rains planned are around 30 to 60 mm, very locally more, in fairly short periods of time (typically in less than three hours). »»