In its 4 p.m. update on Tuesday September 6, Météo-France placed Gard and Hérault on red alert for storms. 25 other departments are on orange alert for this new expected stormy episode. France is expected to experience a new wave of storms this Tuesday, September 6. Hérault and Gard have been placed on red alert. 2 departments placed in #VigilanceRouge #storms.An exceptional stationary stormy episode in Hérault and Gard. Stay home and stay informed.
https://t.co/6TsgTrz5IQ pic.twitter.com/p83uxuCniB — Ministry of the Interior – Alert (@Beauvau_Alerte) September 6, 2022 Ain, Allier, Aube, Cantal, Côte- d’Or, the Doubs, the Jura, the Loire, the Haute-Loire, the Nièvre, the Puy-de-Dôme, the Rhône, the Haute-Saône, the Saône-et-Loire, the Yonne, the Territory- de-Belfort, Marne, Ardennes, Meuse, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Moselle, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Vosges are on orange alert. 2 dpts in #vigilanceRouge25 dpts in #vigilanceOrangeStay informed at https://t.co/rJ24zzmmy4 pic.twitter.com/Qmot3gnqXL — VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) September 6, 2022 An improvement expected next night These storms will generally be quite brief but sometimes violent with sustained gusts of wind, around 100km / h, as well as hail. In the afternoon and evening, thunderstorms will again develop from the Massif Central then these will quickly rise in the south-westerly flow towards the north of Rhône-Alpes, Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The improvement will occur quickly behind this new stormy wave and will become generalized during the night of Tuesday September 6 to Wednesday September 7.