Three southern departments now on orange rain-flood alert – LCI

After a week of very good weather, the rain is back, and sometimes heavily, for example in the south. Météo France announced on Friday that the departments of Gard (30) and some Lozere (48) were placed on an orange rain-flood alert. A little later in the morning, the meteorological institute also placed Ardèche (07) in orange vigilance.

“A Cevennes episode is expected between Friday evening and Sunday. The light rains during the day on Friday are reinforced on Friday at the end of the day. The maximum activity is expected between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon in the Cevennes, where the showers will take temporarily a stormy character in the night from Friday to Saturday with rain intensities which will intensify “, explains Météo France.

According to Météo France, “The cumulative Cevenols expected until Saturday evening, are 140 to 180 mm, occasionally from 200 to 240 mm. Over the entire episode, until Sunday, they will be of the order of 150 to 200 mm generalized, occasionally 250 to 300 mm. “

For the rest of the country, “The accumulations should remain between 40 to 60 mm.”

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