Storm Gloria, which has hit south-western France since Monday, has been on the spot on the Iberian Peninsula. Blocked by a high pressure, this depression should park for an additional 48 hours, and residents fear that the worst is yet to come. This Tuesday, Meteo France kept the Pyrenees-Orientales department on orange alert until Wednesday evening, as new rains from the Mediterranean are expected to come from Spain from the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
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New rains and wind on Wednesday
Heavy rain is indeed to be feared at night, according to Meteo France. Strong winds will continue to blow in gusts at 80 and 90 km / h Wednesday morning in the Mediterranean and on Corsica. These will continue to block the rains and snowfall on the Pyrénées-Orientales, which are always on the alert orange for rain-floods and avalanches.
Heavy and stormy rains will fall again at times throughout the day on Wednesday. It will snow on the Pyrenees beyond 1200 to 1600 meters in the morning, then from 1600 to 1800 meters at the end of the day. Light snowfall is also expected on the Cévennes beyond 1000 meters.
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Cumulative rains up to 300 mm on Thursday
These heavy rains should last at least until Thursday in Roussillon. By Thursday, Meteo France forecast cumulative amounts of up to 30 mm per hour, i.e. cumulative precipitation greater than 300 mm in the space of 72 hours on the coast of the Pyrénées-Orientales. This represents the equivalent of 3 to 5 months of precipitation. In Corsica, the cumulative precipitation will reach 50 to 120 mm locally by Thursday.
Snow, it will continue to fall in abundance on the east of the Pyrenean chain, at a higher altitude during the days of Wednesday and Thursday. On the heights, 1 to 2.5 meters of snow are expected above 1800 meters.
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A shift to the East from Friday?
Storm Gloria could move to the southeast quarter of the country this weekend, says the weather forecast institute, especially between Thursday and Friday. The heaviest rains will shift to Languedoc, and they will become weaker in Roussillon.
But because of the accumulations generated by the precipitation in recent days, the Pyrénées-Orientales will remain under surveillance, due to the risk of floods and floods, without forgetting the risk of avalanches, which will be very significant in the mountains.
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