Environmental

Météo-France extends the orange alert to twelve departments in the south and centre of France due to the risk of ‘rain-flooding’ and ‘thunderstorms’

Vigilance orange extended: 10 new départements concerned Météo-France has extended its orange vigilance to include 10 additional départements in the south and centre of France, ...
Environmental

Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées under orange alert due to thunderstorms

Two departments in the south-west of France, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées, have been placed on orange alert by Météo France for the risk of thunderstorms this ...
Environmental

Torrential rain and mudslides: the storms that hit Burgundy caused considerable damage

A new stormy episode swept through Burgundy on Saturday July 20, bringing intense rain, strong winds and even hail in some areas. Several communes, particularly ...
Environmental

Bad weather in Haute-Marne: five people hospitalized after flooding

The Haute-Marne département was hit by a major thunderstorm this Saturday, July 20, resulting in extensive flooding. Five people were hospitalized, mainly for hypothermia, and ...
Environmental

An orange alert for thunderstorms has been issued for twelve departments in the east of the country

The departments affected are: Allier, Ardennes, Aube, Cher, Côte-d’Or, Loire, Marne, Haute-Marne, Nièvre, Puy-de-Dôme, Saône-et-Loire and Yonne.Significant risk of violent phenomena Météo-France specifies that there ...
Environmental

Thunderstorms: orange vigilance for 16 northeastern départements this Monday

Météo-France has placed 16 departments in northeastern France under orange vigilance for the risk of thunderstorms this Monday, July 15. The bulletin indicates that “strong ...
Environmental

Thunderstorms: Météo France issues orange alert for 8 départements

These departments are located in the southern part of the country. Further changes may occur during the day In its mid-day bulletin for Thursday July ...
Environmental

Return of the heatwave: weather forecasts for the first week of the school holidays

Weather forecast for the first week of the school holidays: mixed weather Thursday will be the sunniest day, with temperatures well above 30°C in the ...
Environmental

Severe thunderstorms: three dead in the Aube region, a fourth person between life and death

The bad weather that hit a large part of France on the evening of Saturday 29 June caused casualties in Aube. A tree was blown ...
Environmental

“Violent storms”: 14 départements placed under orange alert this Sunday

France is experiencing an “extended wave of thunderstorms”. “The most virulent thunderstorms are now organised around a line running from the Jura to Luxembourg”, says ...