Weather: Ain goes into orange “rain-flood” vigilance, Haute-Savoie and Savoie into yellow vigilance

The next few hours will be marked by significant rainfall in our departments, particularly in Ain. Météo-France has placed nine departments on orange alert for “rain-flooding”, as of 10 p.m. this Monday, October 7. These are Loire, Rhône, Ain, Isère, Saône-et-Loire, Jura, Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-Maritimes.

Many other territories in the south and east of France are on yellow alert, including Haute-Savoie and Savoie, from 6 a.m. Tuesday.

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In his 4 p.m. bulletin this Monday, the forecaster announces a “ rainstorm degradation of quite large scale and unusual for the month of October in France “. If the episode promises to be rather brief, lasting around twelve hours, the precipitation will be significant. During the night from Monday to Tuesday, the accumulations could reach “ a hundred mm in three to six hours of time ».

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In the departments of Rhône-Alpes on orange alert, precipitation could reach 60 to 80 mm locally. The episode will evacuate from the east at midday on Tuesday.