In application of the inter-prefectural decree of March 18, 2019, access to the Toulourenc gorges site will be prohibited to the public in the municipalities of Malaucène and Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux in the department of Vaucluse and Mollans- sur-Ouvèze in the Drôme department, this June 9, 2024 from 3 p.m. until the end of the orange weather alert for the rain-flood and thunderstorms phenomenon.
The Vaucluse prefecture specifies: “Do not under any circumstances, on foot or by car, travel on a submerged path or near a watercourse. A vehicle, even a 4×4, can be swept away in 30 centimeters of water. » Furthermore, this June 9, the Grand Delta flood forecasting service activated the yellow vigilance level on the Ouvèze, the Aigues and the Calavon-Coulon.
Localized phenomena, “roads could be cut”
The Vaucluse prefecture indicates: “The spring stormy situation sets in from midday and intensifies in the afternoon. The air mass is very unstable with a high rain potential. Precipitation will mainly occur in the form of localized storms, sometimes not very mobile, giving locally high intensities, of the order of 30 to 40 mm/h which can generate, again locally, accumulations of the order of 50 to 90 mm. in 3 hours.
This situation is not likely to reach the first overflow levels, but locally under the strongest storms we may note a significant and rapid rise in the watercourse concerned, likely to disrupt summer activities which may take place there. unfold (canoeing, hiking, etc.) Likewise, certain routes deemed submersible (certain bridges identified as such, ford crossings, etc.) could temporarily be cut off. »
Jouvet Park in Valence closed from 2 p.m.
Following the orange alert for thunderstorms and rain-flooding in the Drôme department, Jouvet Park, in Valence, will be closed this Sunday June 9 afternoon, from 2 p.m. until 9 a.m., Monday 10 June.
