Storms that come from the sea are locally strong and should strengthen in the morning.
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Météo-France placed, Tuesday, November 15 at 6 a.m., the department of Corse-du-Sud in orange vigilance for risks of thunderstorms, rains and floods. Storms coming from the sea occur in the morning on the west of Corsica. They will strengthen at midday and should last until the middle of the night, specifies the meteorological service in its bulletin.
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Storms are locally strong with intensities of around 40 to 60 mm in one hour. The accumulations over the episode are close to 50 to 80 mm, locally 130 to 150 mm. These storms may be accompanied by hail. In addition to the electrical activity, these storms are accompanied by strong gusts of wind, around 70 to 80 km/h. Coastal areas can be impacted by these strong storms. The activity will gradually cease in the second part of the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
In addition, the storms which crossed the departments of Gard and Hérault on Monday, placed in the course of the afternoon in orange vigilance by Météo-France, did not require the intervention of firefighters despite precipitation. in places abundant. Orange vigilance was lifted overnight from Monday to Tuesday, which marks the end of this “Mediterranean episode”, a phenomenon synonymous with significant amounts of rain accompanied by thunderstorms, customary at this time of year in this region of South of France.