Cevennes episode: the Var maintained in orange vigilance by Météo-France – lci

Four southern departments were initially placed on orange vigilance by the weather forecasting body, due to a Cevennes episode: Ardèche, Gard, Lozère and Var. In its Sunday morning bulletin, Météo-France lifted all rain and flood alerts.

Until Sunday noon, the accumulations expected in the Var are generally 50 to 80 mm south of a Brignoles-Fréjus line and 90 to 120 mm on the east of Sainte Baume and around the Maures, according to the organization. . North of the Brignoles-Fréjus line, they are 20 to 50 mm.

Since the onset of the rains, in the night from Friday to Saturday, it has fallen “5 to 15 mm north of a Brignoles-Fréjus line, generally 30 to 60 mm south of this line and 70 to 100 mm around the Maures and on the east of Sainte-Baume, as well as on the islands of ‘Hyères “, specifies Météo-France.

In the Gard and Lozère, the rains have eased and accumulations to come “no longer require the maintenance of orange rain-flood vigilance “, emphasizes the organization.

Since the start of this episode on Friday, precipitation of 344 mm has been recorded in Vialas (Lozère), 337 mm in Villefort (Lozère) and 261 mm in Mont Aigoual (Gard), Météo-France indicates in its bulletin.

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