Météo France services indicate that “this Thursday, May 2 morning, a stormy passage affected Corsica with occasional accumulations around 10 mm. At midday, locally stormy showers still occurred on the island but without particular severity. An intensification of precipitation is expected in the evening of Thursday and the following night with a blockage on the terrain in a westerly flow.
“Friday May 3 at 6 a.m. the accumulations over 24 hours will reach 100 to 130 mm on the relief of the central range, locally generalized 150 mm. Temporarily, the intensities will be significant with 10 to 15 mm/h”, adds Météo France which also announces “overflows in the eastern watersheds are expected with a possible reaction from watercourses. The rain-snow limit is quite low between 1,500 and 1,700 meters, which will attenuate hydrological reactions with the highest accumulations in the form of snow “.
“On the western foothills, we expect 50-70mm. On the eastern foothills, 20-30 mm locally 50 mm. The western coastline is on the margin with 10 to 20 mm. The eastern plain remains on the margin. Note that the wind is also strengthening on the terrain with 90 to 110 km/h. Not surge on the eastern façade expected. A few isolated lightning strikes may also occur. The precipitation stops at the end of the night and conditions become calm again.concludes the weather report, specifying that Corsica is this Thursday, May 2 placed on yellow rain-flood alert from 8 p.m. until the next morning, at least 6 a.m.
The Haute-Corse prefecture, in particular, calls on the population to be extremely vigilant and reiterates the precautionary instructions:
– Do not enter, on foot or by car, on a submerged road,
– Respect the diversions put in place,
– Do not take shelter under trees,
– Respect the instructions given by the security services,
– Avoid walks in the forest and outings in the mountains,
– In flood-prone areas, keep furniture out of water and monitor rising water levels,
– Do not walk along the banks of rivers located downstream of dams,
– Listen to the radio station France Bleu RCFM and France3 Corse Via Stella,
– It is also advisable to find out about the progress of the episode: either by calling the weather alert service on 05 67 22 95 00, or by connecting to the site http://vigilance.meteofrance.com more informations : https://www.haute-corse.gouv.fr/Actualites/Vigilance-Meteo/Vigilance-Jaune-SMS-Pluie-Inondation-du-2-05-a-20h-au-03-05-a-06h
