A stormy disturbance will cross France. Météo France warns that there are “uncertainties” about the violence of the phenomenon and the areas that will be most affected.
The inhabitants of a large strip of territory ranging from Haut-Rhin to Haute-Garonne are called to caution, Monday March 13. Météo France has placed 21 departments on orange vigilance for storms. The critical period is due to begin at 3 p.m. and last until 10 p.m., according to the alert bulletin, which notes that there are “still uncertainties about the intensity of the strongest storms and their extension.”
The departments concerned are, from South-West to North-East, Ariège, Haute-Garonne, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Aveyron, Lot, Cantal, Corrèze, Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Allier, Saône-et-Loire, Nièvre, Jura, Côte-d’Or, Doubs, Haute-Saône, Territoire de Belfort, Haute-Marne, Vosges and the Haut-Rhin.
This is the first “storm” vigilance of the year. On Twittera scientist from Météo France was alarmed to observe such a phenomenon at this time of year.
Avoid travel and stay away from waterways
Météo France advises the inhabitants of these departments not to use their telephones and electrical devices during thunderstorms, to take shelter in a permanent building, to avoid moving around, to move away from trees and courtyards. water and to protect their property from being exposed to wind or flooding. “Flooding of cellars and low points can occur very quickly”warns the institute in particular.
Monday morning, the disturbance at the origin of these storms is above Brittany, and the weather remains calm in the departments concerned by the alert.