Due to the Gabri depression which will hit the southern and eastern facades of Corsica, the Isle of Beauty will be placed on orange alert for “rain-floods”, on the evening of Saturday January 18, announced Météo- France.
Southern Corsica will be placed on orange rain-flood alert on Saturday at 8 p.m., and Haute-Corse at 10 p.m.
“The rain-storm degradation will affect the south of the island late Saturday afternoon before extending to a large eastern half of the island during the night from Saturday to Sunday and Sunday”explains the meteorological organization in its bulletin published Saturday at 6 a.m.
Possible storms on the coast of South Corsica
Météo-France specifies that precipitation will begin “to strengthen” and will be “sometimes stormy on the coast” from Corsica-du-Sud at the end of the afternoon. These rains will spread “during the night from Saturday to Sunday” to Haute-Corse, then will strengthen “Continuously quite strong on the east of the entire island during the day on Sunday”continues the forecaster.
-On the eastern slopes and the summits of the central relief, the expected cumulative rainfall should reach between 150 mm and 220 mm by Sunday evening, in the form of snow above 1,500 meters above sea level, according to Météo-France. .
The expected accumulations on the coast would rather be 40 mm to 60 mm, locally 80 mm, adds the institute. The rains should move away at the end of the day on Sunday, he concludes.
