Etiket: storms
IN PICTURES – In Bordeaux the music festival is back but shortened due to storms
The Bordelais found their music festival this Tuesday evening. Concerts were organized all over the city, after two consecutive editions canceled due to the coronavirus epidemic. But this time, thunderstorms…
26 departments, from the Pyrenees to the Jura, placed on orange vigilance for storms and heat waves
Météo France places 26 departments on orange alert for the risk of thunderstorms and heat waves, Tuesday June 21. Among them, six departments are still affected by an episode of…
The Charente hit by violent storms, firefighters on all fronts
The Charente was placed on orange vigilance for storms and Météo France was not mistaken. The department was struck by lightning 2,800 times last night. Out of a total of…
Weather conditions | After the storms, cooler weather in Quebec
Like an autumn day. Temperatures will be colder this weekend almost everywhere in Quebec, but should start to rise again at the beginning of next week. It is this cooler…
After the hot weather, Vienne and Deux-Sèvres on yellow alert to storms
After the heat, the storms. The red heat wave vigilance is still not lifted in Poitou, at least until 9 p.m. Saturday June 18. Météo France forecasts thunderstorms from western…
Storms in Auvergne: the galley of the victims to be compensated by the insurers
After the shock in the aftermath of the storms in Auvergne, we now have to rebuild. Because the damage is enormous: in the Allier, 89 municipalities have been impacted, and…
In Formerie, we continue to empty the garages and clean the graves, two days after the storms
Picardy was spared by the storms this weekend. Except, the commune of Formerie in the Oise. This town of 2,000 inhabitants was hit hard by violent storms and heavy rains.…
Two bridges and departmental roads collapse after storms in the South of the Channel
The inhabitants of Buais-les-Monts could only see the damage. This Saturday afternoon, the town of Sud-Manche, bordering Mayenne, was hard hit by a stormy episode. Consequence of these heavy rains:…
IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES. Hail, lightning, threatening clouds, destroyed crops… France hit by violent storms
Storms for everyone. A large part of France is crossed, Saturday, June 4, by violent storms. Météo France has placed 65 departments on storm alert and warns of a stormy…
Heat, humidity and a few violent storms on the menu this summer
A hot, “unstable and sticky” summer awaits Quebecers and Ontarians, according to MétéoMédia, which predicts periods of abundant heat, but these periods will, more often than usual, be followed by…
Towards a hot, humid summer marked by violent storms
(Montreal) A hot, “unstable and sticky” summer awaits Quebecers and Ontarians, according to MétéoMédia, which predicts periods of abundant heat, but these periods will, more often than usual, be followed…
Storms and winds | Significant damage on hiking trails
The weekend storm was catastrophic for several hiking trails in the Laurentians, Lanaudière and Mauricie. It will take weeks of work to reopen certain trails and the small organizations that…
Thousands of Quebecers still without electricity after violent storms
Nearly 132,000 customers were without power Tuesday morning in Quebec while the balance sheet in Ontario rose to 220,000, in the wake of violent storms on Saturday. At the worst…
Storms revealing the climate emergency
Climate change has long given subliminal signs of its severity. Today, we can really assess their full extent: violent storms, tornadoes, torrential rains, major heat waves and much more. Provincial…
Berry and Poitou hit by violent storms, extensive material damage
Violent thunderstorms hit the Indre in the night from Sunday to Monday May 23, and in particular Châteauroux, reports this Monday France Bleu Berry. Heavy rain and hail accompanied these…
Damage and power outages in the aftermath of violent storms in Quebec
The damage is numerous the day after the violent storms which swept Quebec on Saturday. Strong winds were recorded in several places, in particular on Lake Memphremagog with gusts of…
In Mayenne, storms cause significant damage
You have certainly heard and seen the thunderstorms this Sunday afternoon May 15 throughout the Mayenne department. From 4 p.m., the emergency services were strongly mobilized to deal with it.…
Sarthe placed on orange alert to storms
Sarthe is one of six departments placed on orange alert by Météo France this Sunday, May 15. The alert is in effect from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.: gusts of…
Loire-Atlantique and Vendée on yellow alert to storms
Stormy rains are in progress this Saturday afternoon in part of the Vendée, this department as well as the Loire-Atlantique are on yellow vigilance for thunderstorms, at least until 10…
Storms expected in eastern Australia, already hit by floods
(Sydney) Thousands of residents of the Australian east coast have been asked to leave their homes in anticipation of thunderstorms which could hit the localities devastated a few weeks ago…