Météo-France places eight departments in the South-West on orange alert for storms

Météo-France placed eight departments in the South-West on orange alert for storms on Saturday April 27. These are Gironde, Landes, Charente, Dordogne, Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot. The alert must begin at 3 p.m. This “spring stormy situation” requires a “special vigilance to the extent that there is a risk of violent phenomena (hail, strong electrical activity, strong gusts of wind and heavy accumulations of rain)”writes Météo-France.

“As we progress towards the Massif Central, the rainy nature will take precedence over the electrical activity”, specifies Meteo-France. Departments on yellow alert must also be on alert. “Strong thunderstorms are possible in neighboring departments. An extension of orange vigilance to some neighboring departments is not excluded at this stage. It is therefore important to keep informed of developments.”also warns Météo-France.