Lozère and Gard placed on orange “rain-flood” alert for Wednesday

Two departments, Lozère and Gard, have been placed on orange “rain-flood” vigilance for the day of Wednesday October 15.

“The weather is getting worse [dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi] with a rainy-stormy passage which crosses the south-east of the country »warns Météo-France in a bulletin published Tuesday at 4 p.m. The meteorological organization specifies that, in Languedoc-Roussillon, this phenomenon “is notably associated with the establishment of a Cévennes episode [un type de pluie qui affecte principalement les Cévennes et le piémont cévenol] ».

Météo-France underlines that “uncertainties remain about the intensity of these stormy rains” and that“an extension of vigilance therefore remains possible”particularly in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region and towards the Ardèche department.

The meteorological institute adds that it is a “classic Cevennes autumn episode requiring particular attention due to the expected heavy rainfall”. By Wednesday evening, accumulations of around 120 to 150 millimeters are expected on the Cévennes relief, and occasionally up to 250 millimeters on the Aigoual massif and Mont Lozère.