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UPDATE: Stormy weather alerts issued in France

France's meteorological service has issued orange alerts for storms in 21 départements urging the population to be vigilant.

Published: 22 May 2022 11:34 CEST
UPDATE: Stormy weather alerts issued in France
Much of France is expected to experience stormy weather on Sunday. (Photo by Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP)

Météo France has warned that much of the country will experience storms on Sunday. 

21 départements have been issued orange weather warnings. 

They include Landes, Gironde, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Dordogne, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Corrèze, Creuse, Cantal, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Allier, Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, Haute-Loire and Loire.

People living or visiting these areas are urged to “be very vigilant”. 

Forecasters predict hail and strong winds of up to 110km/h in some areas. Périgord, Limousin, Quercy and areas to the east of Poitou and Charentes are most likely to be battered by strong gusts. 

This weather is set to last until about 3AM on Monday. 

The storms will coincide with temperatures surpassing 30 degrees across much of the southern half of the country.

Last weekend, violent thunder storms left thousands of homes without electricity in northwestern France. 

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Southern France on alert as Storm Boris rolls in

Parts of the south of France have been placed on a weather alert as Storm Boris - which caused devastation and at least 18 deaths in Europe over the weekend - is predicted to hit.

Published: 17 September 2024 11:55 CEST
Southern France on alert as Storm Boris rolls in

The storm hit central Europe over the weekend causing torrential rain and floods in countries including Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic and causing the death of 18 people.

It is predicted to move to northern Italy on Tuesday, with areas of southern France expected to be affected by high winds, heavy rain and possible localised flooding.

Five départements along France’s Mediterranean coast are currently under an orange weather alert – they are Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Var, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône.

The island of Corsica is also on orange alert.

Météo France predicts that the storms will hit Corsica on Tuesday morning and then move north towards mainland France, striking in the evening.

Central and southern France are not expected to experience any extreme weather, but they are predicted to remain cloudy with possible rain on Tuesday.

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