Following last night’s storms, the Arc overflows into Maurienne. The “Middle Arc” section between the municipalities of Avrieux and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne was placed on orange flood alert. “The level of the Arc has been gradually rising since Thursday morning. This Friday at the end of the night, it rose quickly following the storms of the night. The first overflow thresholds were reached around 7 a.m. The level will continue to rise until reaching the peak around midday”, indicates the prefecture.
Flood peak in the middle of the day
“At 8:00 a.m. this Friday, the water height at Villarodin-Bourget was 3.40m, i.e. a flow rate estimated at 215m³/s. The flood peak should be observed on Friday in the middle of the day or early after -noon It should be between 300 and 350 m³/s, i.e. a height on the Villarodin-Bourget scale of between 3m80 and 4m10”. “This seasonally significant flood could lead to overflows which would damage the infrastructure located near the Arc on this section.”
Department 73
Floods in Tignes
On the side of Tignes, Savoie firefighters intervened shortly before 8 a.m. Friday for river overflows. The premises of the Tignes ski lift company were flooded, around forty employees were sent home for the day. HAS Val Cenis still in Maurienne, the Doron river overflowed. A new episode of rain is expected at the beginning of the afternoon, the department’s services remain on alert.
Elsewhere in Savoie, falling trees caused some disruptions or occasional road closures: RD211 MeryRD61 Motte-en-BaugesRD33 Coise Saint-Jean Pied-GauthierRD1006 Col de CouzRD211 SonnazRD 208 Arvillard.
Precautionary advice
- Stay informed of the situation and follow developments on: vigicrues.gouv.fr
- Find out about road conditions at: savoie-route.fr
- Respect the signs in force. A submerged or closed route must not be used
- Be careful if you are near a watercourse, reach a high point or take shelter upstairs
- Avoid going down into basements, garages, parking lots, cellars
