2023-06-20 23:33:17
Seventeen departments are currently on orange alert for a risk of thunderstorms in the southwestern quarter of France, according to Météo-France on Tuesday June 20, according to the last bulletin at 11:09 p.m. The following departments are concerned: Hautes- Pyrenees, Gers, Lot-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot, Corrèze, Tarn, Aveyron, Cantal, Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Loire, Allier, Rhôe, Saône-et- Loire and Ain.
Since this morning, a new stormy degradation is present in the South-West, which will go up on the Pays de la Loire region, then quickly towards the Center-Val de Loire, Normandy, Ile-de-France and Hauts- of France.
According to Météo-France, the stormy episode developed well as expected, with a particularly virulent stormy structure that originated in the Gers, to shift towards the Massif-Central. It is this system that should be followed as a priority, and which requires an extension of orange vigilance towards Lyonnais and Franche-Comté. »
Powerful gusts were observed in the lands of Occitania: “ this Tuesday evening in the South-West gusts of more than 130 km / h were observed, in particular in Castelsarrasin in the Tarn-et-Garonne, 120 km / h in Mauroux in the Gers, with rains as well as an activity very intense electric shock (30 to 50 mm in less than 30 minutes), as well as hail. “says Météo-France.
In the Gers, more than 6,500 homes were without electricity at 10 p.m. according to Enedis, and more than 9,500 in the Tarn-et-Garonne.
Extended Vigilance Wednesday
These thunderstorms will last overnight and will remain locally violent. During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, sometimes violent thunderstorms occur from the southwest to the central massif.
These storms will be accompanied by: heavy rain (30 to 40 mm in a short time, very locally 50 mm in less than an hour), a risk of heavy hail or large hail, strong gusts of wind: 70 to 90 km/h , very locally 100 km/h; since 130 km/h have already been observed. Finally, significant electrical activity is expected ” according Meteo France.
The Doubs, the Territoire de Belfort, the Haute-Saône, the Côte d’Or will also be on orange “storm” alert.
In the afternoon, the maximum temperatures will be high, varying from 20 to 25°C in the northwest quarter of the country, and from 25 to 30°C in the rest of the territory; up to 31 to 35°C occasionally in Alsace and also in the lower Rhône valley. A heat peak is expected in Corse-du-Sud, with values reaching 35 to 38 ° C.
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