A violent Cévennes episode announced in Occitanie: what should we expect?

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THE calls for caution raining at the start of the week. And for good reason, Météo France has placed the Gardthe Lozere et Ardèche in vigilance orange for “rain and floods”.

A powerful, feared Cévennes episode

Significant amounts of rain are forecast for the north of the former Languedoc-Roussillon. According to forecasters, a Cévennes episode is in preparation during the night of Monday October 7 to Tuesday October 8. The worst is expected in the second half of the night.

According to experts from Weather Languedoc” of the heavy raincould reach 150 mm on vast areas of the Cévennes are expected.”

“Although the risk of severe flooding has been ruled out, a rise in water levels is expected on the Cévennes rivers. The accumulations could be revised upwards on the plains of Languedoc if the risk of a stationary storm is confirmed on Tuesday morning,” specifies for its part Weather Languedoc-Roussillon.

Be careful on the roads

The Department of Gard has just announced the temporary closure of the temporary Chamborigaud bridgelocated on departmental road 906, from 7 p.m. this evening. Very precise diversions have already been put in place.

The reopening will not take place before mid-morning, Tuesday October 8, weather conditions permitting.

At the same time, it is Vinci Highways which warns of the situation on the A9 and A54 motorways (between Nîmes and Salon-de-Provence, editor’s note).

In a press release published at the start of the day, the concessionaire encourages users to be extra careful, assuring in passing that “all our teams are mobilized to ensure the best traffic conditions in the sectors concerned”.

Improvement hoped for Tuesday noon

The alert issued by Météo France in these three departments begins this Monday, October 7 at 9 p.m.

« The map could evolve during the day on Monday. But, you have to wait until tomorrow Tuesday October 8 at mid-morning to see the episode slide east of the Rhônetowards Provence,” concludes Météo Languedoc experts.

Yellow everywhere else

Furthermore, all other departments in the Occitanie region are on yellow alert for storms. Some are additionally for rain-flood, flood or wind. And tomorrow, they will remain so.

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