HASfter the significant floods that occurred in Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle on Saturday, Gironde and Charente-Maritime were placed on orange alert for “rain-flooding” by Météo France this Monday, May 20.
Every Saturday at 4 p.m.
Receive all the latest science and tech news and dive into major talks, major discoveries, innovations and behind the scenes…
THANKS !
Your registration has been taken into account with the email address:
To discover all our other newsletters, go here: MyAccount
By registering, you accept the general conditions of use and our confidentiality policy.
“During the night from Monday to Tuesday, frequent showers affected Gironde and Charente-Maritime. These showers, sometimes stormy, will be long-lasting and will persist at least until the end of Tuesday morning,” we can read in the latest Météo France bulletin.
In Île-de-France, Normandy and Center-Val de Loire, violent thunderstorms will occur “very locally” in the late afternoon and evening. Tuesday morning, stormy rains will affect regions from the Alps to the Grand Est. This disturbance will extend to the north of Hauts-de-France, as well as Lorraine and Alsace.
From 50 to 80 millimeters of accumulations
While most French departments are placed on yellow alert due to the risk of thunderstorms, orange alert could be extended to the northeast on Tuesday. Météo France recommends “particular vigilance” due to cumulative rain which could reach between 50 and 80 millimeters. This alert mainly concerns the north of Gironde and the south of Charente-Maritime.
READ ALSO Floods: Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle return to orange vigilanceMinimum temperatures will vary between 8 and 12 degrees and between 12 and locally 16 degrees near the Mediterranean. Maximum temperatures will reach 22 to 26 degrees around the Mediterranean, 17 to 21 degrees in the rest of the country, with locally 15 to 16 degrees on the Channel coasts and Limousin.
