Weather alert: several departments of Occitanie on orange alert, up to 450 mm possible, the Cévennes episode continues

Bad weather has hit Gard and Lozère since last night. Between gusts of wind, storms and heavy rainfall, the departments of Occitanie can only note the rising water levels and the damage. And the Cévennes episode is clearly not over. According to the latest bulletin of Vigi Weather France3 departments are placed on orange vigilance this Wednesday and for part of the day Thursday.

9 departments in orange for tomorrow

Only Gard, Lozère and Ardèche are on orange alert this Wednesday. The Gard for rain-flooding, storms and floods; Lozère for rain-flooding and storms; Ardèche for rain-flooding and floods.

But the weather is expected to deteriorate for Thursday. Thus the meteorological station places 9 departments on orange vigilance: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Corrèze, Lot, Tarn, Aveyron, Lozère, Gard, Ardèche and finally Alpes-Maritimes.

This is a “Cevennes autumn episode requiring particular vigilance due to the very heavy rainfall expected. Sometimes intense rains are underway in the Cévennes and will continue until the end of Thursday. Over the entire episode, accumulations are expected over 48 hours of the order of: 200 to 300 mm widespread over the Cévennes relief and peaks of 400/450 mm possible, or even very occasionally more.indicates the site.

“In Corrèze, Lot, Tarn, Aveyron: rain and storms will set in in the afternoon and last until early Friday morning. The rain will become lasting in the evening and the following night. Under the storms, it may fall up to 30 to 50 mm in 2 to 3 hours And more generally, over the entire episode, accumulations of 50 to 90 mm of rain are expected with possible peaks of around 100 mm towards the Lot and. the west of Aveyron”adds Vigi Météo France for Thursday.