Météo-France updated its vigilance map on Saturday June 29 at 6 a.m. From now on, 31 departments are placed on orange alert for thunderstorms for Saturday.
Météo-France’s orange storm warning has been extended to 31 departments on Saturday, June 29. In its bulletin published Saturday at 6 a.m., Météo-France added the departments of Tarn, Aveyron, Lot, Cantal, Allier and Ain. The other departments on orange warning are Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle, Vosges, Territoire de Belfort, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Marne, Ardennes, Aube, Haute-Marne, Haute-Saône, Doubs, Jura, Côte-d’Or, Yonne, Nièvre, Cher, Vienne, Deux-Sèvres, Charente-Maritime, Charente, Gironde and Landes.
In its updated bulletin on Saturday morning, Météo-France specifies that “the high-altitude depression (‘cold drop’) at the origin of the stormy deterioration is currently moving up over Spain towards the Pyrenees”. The orange warning for thunderstorms is expected from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., then in the afternoon until midnight. Please note that “from the Central massif to the North-East: the stormy episode has not yet started”. It is possible that this orange alert will extend to the departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and even Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine during the day, Météo-France also warns.
14 departments on orange alert for Sunday
According to Météo-France forecasts, 14 departments are on orange alert for thunderstorms on Sunday, July 1. This orange alert is expected from midnight to 3 a.m. for the Ardennes, Marne, Aube, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Haute-Marne, Bas-Rhin, Vosges, Doubs, Jura, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Saône, Moselle.
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