The showers will continue on Thursday in the Basque Country, but a lull is expected in the evening.
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Three departments were placed in orange vigilance by Météo France, Thursday August 18. Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud joined the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the morning. “Violent gusts of wind, intense lightning, and heavy rain activity” are expected on the Isle of Beauty, warns the forecasting organization.
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“In the Basque Country, the showers continue this Thursday morning, sometimes taking on a stormy character”adds Météo France, which forecasts a general lull in the evening.
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The violent summer storms which crossed part of France on Wednesday without causing major damage were spectacular in Lyon and Saint-Etienne, and again affected the Mediterranean arc in the evening. In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, placed on orange vigilance earlier in the day, rain and hailstones hit the north of Saint-Etienne on Wednesday afternoon, causing traffic difficulties for cars and trains, with several tens of centimeters of water or hail accumulated in certain sectors.
On the images of Internet users, we can see heavy rains flooding the roads, trees knocked down by gusts of wind or a blanket of hail covering gardens. Wind gusts of more than 130 km/h were recorded by Météo France and several buildings saw part of their roofs blow off.