Thunderstorms: 28 western departments placed on orange alert
Météo France has announced that 28 departments in the southwest and northwest of France will be placed on orange alert from Friday, June 13 afternoon due to "stormy deterioration" , with a high risk of locally violent phenomena.
Ten departments in the southwest (Ariège, Dordogne, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Tarn-et-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées) and nine in the northwest (the entire Normandy region, Eure-et-Loir, Mayenne, Oise, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Sarthe, Somme, Yvelines, Val-d'Oise, Paris and the inner suburbs) will be gradually affected from 4 p.m., according to a Météo France bulletin published Friday morning.
For Friday, June 13, 2025: 🟠 28 departments on Orange Alert For Saturday, June 14, 2025: 🟠 10 departments on Orange Alert
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In the northwest, forecasters anticipate "strong gusts of wind, around 100 km/h, locally 110/120 km/h, heavy rainfall (up to 30/50 mm in 2 to 3 hours) and medium to large hail" in the afternoon and evening.
In the southwest, "heavy hail (often with a diameter greater than 2 cm), as well as strong gusts, of the order of 100 km/h locally" , are expected in places in the west of Occitanie and the south of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. "In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, moreover, rain accumulations could become significant, of the order of 30 to 50 mm in one to three hours" , adds Météo France, specifying that "electrical activity will be intense" .
"In the departments bordering those placed on orange alert, given the uncertainties inherent in the situation, locally violent phenomena are also possible," the meteorological agency warned. Ten departments in the north of France are still expected to be placed on orange alert on Saturday.
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