The Haut Pays hit by storms
This Saturday evening, since 7 p.m. while Lorraine has been placed on orange alert for violent storms, the Pays-Haut has been impacted in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
The Meurthe-et-Moselle SDIS indicates that “1,400 customers are deprived of electricity per hour in the Piennes and Landres sector after a line cut”. 25 interventions by firefighters are underway,
mainly in the Toulois and Pays-Haut areas (Landres, Piennes, Joudreville, Murville and
Mont-Bonvillers).
In addition, “at least 8 trees were reported lying on the roadway, without major impact on traffic, on:
the A31 (in 3 places), the RD935, the RD992, the RD913, the RD952 and the N4.
Thunderstorms arrive from the west and vigilance is maintained until the end of the night.
Magnificent photos of lightning in the center of Metz
A resident of Metz was able to capture images of lightning striking downtown Metz.
Large hail in Commercy
Earlier in the evening, the Commercy sector in Meuse was hit by a violent storm and hail, as reported by the Météolor sur X website.
Several events cancelled in Lorraine, cities close their parks
Metz, the Pierres Numériques course of the Constellations festival is closed this Saturday evening
Sarreguemines, Saint-Paul’s Day shortened, evening shows cancelled.
Thionville, The 44th edition of Rodemack medieval city celebration had to interrupt the festivities around 6:30 p.m. The city announced the closure of Rive & Coeur de Ville en Fête from 7 p.m., and of the city’s parks from 7:30 p.m. this Saturday.
Terville, The 80s-themed park party is cancelled
Nancy, The IAM and MC Solaar concert that was to be held tonight at the Zénith is cancelled. The city is gradually closing its squares, gardens and parks from 2:30 p.m.
A Verdun, the “From the flames… to the Light” session is canceled for the first time in 28 editions
In Moselle, the prefecture requests the cancellation of festive events
“Phenomena described as “remarkable”, occurring only every 2 or 3 years, could be violent, particularly from 7 p.m. to midnight. »
Hailstones the size of ping pong balls, feared
“Locally, winds could reach 120 km/h, cumulative rainfall could exceed 8 cm in 2 or 3 hours and 5 cm in less than 1 hour, the equivalent of a month of precipitation. Finally, large hail phenomena, which could reach the size of a ping pong ball, could be observed. which could locally cause serious risks for people and property. Consequently, The Moselle prefect requests that events taking place outside from 6 p.m., such as demonstrations, gatherings, etc., be cancelled. »
Saturday: plHeavy rain, hail and strong gusts
On Saturday, the weather is unstable again: thunderstorms are already locally possible in the afternoon, ahead of a general stormy deterioration which spreads over the south of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region on Saturday evening, according to Météo France.
« The risk of violent storms will be more marked initially in the South-West then in the North-East at the end of the day”, but the most violent could be concentrated in Franche-Comté, Lorraine and Alsace.
These “supercellular” storms are likely to produce occasional microbursts,” according to Keraunos. It is this meteorological phenomenon which hit the Eurockéennes de Belfort in 2022.
Meteorologists from Météo News specify that “we must expect sometimes virulent phenomena, in the form of waves of water (very heavy rain in a very short time), a risk of hail or even strong gusts of wind” . Ilyes Ghouil from Météo Franc-comtoise note that these gusts will be around 100 km/h.
“We are locally expecting more than 50 litres of water per square metre in one or two hours! Risks of landslides, heavy runoff and even flash floods are feared,” adds Météo News.
The prefecture of Moselle recommends limit your movementsto take shelter, not to take shelter under an umbrella, under trees or against a wall. Furthermore, under no circumstances should you touch any electrical wires that have fallen to the ground.
This Saturday midday, the Vigicrue forecast service also placed the “Sarre amont” watercourse (Sarrebourg, Diedendorf sector) in yellow alert flood.
And Sunday ?
Thunderstorms or precipitation are still expected in Reims or Strasbourg in the morning. Precipitation, sometimes in the form of showers, could appear in a large part of the north-east quarter, from Metz to Montélimar. In the afternoon, the Grand-Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes should still be under rain.
