six departments of the South-West placed in orange vigilance by Météo France

July 7, 2023

These are Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Landes, Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées.

Published on 07/07/2023 06:32

Update on 07/07/2023 06:39

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Around mid-afternoon, Friday July 7, 2023, the first storms will affect the Basque country, according to Météo France. (BRUNO LEVESQUE / MAXPPP)

Six departments in the South-West of France were placed in orange vigilance, Friday July 7, by Météo France in its 6 a.m. bulletin. These are Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Landes, Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées. The Meteorological Institute plans to “violent thunderstorms, with hail and very strong gusts of wind”. Towards the middle of the afternoon, the first storms will concern the Basque country, writes Meteo-France. These storms will be locally accompanied by gusts of wind greater than 100 km/h, hailstorms and heavy rains (30 mm in a very short time).