Haute-Corse placed on orange alert for rain and flooding from Tuesday evening

Météo France has decided to place Haute-Corse on orange alert for rain and flooding from Tuesday evening 9 p.m. until Wednesday evening.

Indeed, according to Météo France, “rain is expected to begin this Tuesday afternoon, becoming stormy in the evening. Sustained hourly intensities are expected, between 20 and 30 mm per hour. They should continue until at least Wednesday evening.

The expected accumulations for the episode are of the order of 80 to 100 mm generalized, with up to 150 mm locally.

Rain and storm lines coming from the sea will sometimes be accompanied by small hail, and will affect the eastern plain, the Bastia region, the Cap as well as the eastern foothills (Castagniccia, Cortenais, Nebbiu).”