This April 16, 2025, Météo France announces first orange vigilance for rain flood in Corsica. The Hans storm takes over from its cousin, called Olivier, and risks causing showers and thunderstorms in the southern half of France all weekend.
We know more about the intensity of the bad weather that arrives. Météo France Place this Wednesday and until Thursday at least Haute-Corse and Southern Corsica in orange Rain-Inondation Orange. A third department is at the same alert level for risk -related risks: Savoy.
Hans storm
The fault of the Hans storm, which takes over from its cousin, called Olivier, who had swept the country last weekend.
“In connection with Hans depression, precipitation is in place on Corsica and intensify the night from Wednesday to Thursday”, note the forecast site. Warning of a “Remarkable avalanche activity on the Haute-Maurienne and Haute-Tarentaise massifs”.
A disturbed weekend
This precipitation could lead to risks, this is what justifies orange vigilance. With this alert level: “Important floods are possible in the usually floodable areas, on all the hydrological basins of the departments concerned.” Current cuts can also occur.
Also, you must avoid approaching watercourses, getting involved on submerged roads, going to the basements and putting your goods out of the water as much as possible. It is also important to follow the evolution of the situation, the weather forecasts being regularly led to change.
