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Severe thunderstorms expected this Sunday: 19 departments placed in orange vigilance

Météo France has placed 19 departments in orange vigilance on the territory. In Occitania, the Lot is concerned. Several departments in the region are also on yellow alert.

Météo France calls for vigilance. This Sunday, June 27, 19 departments mainly in the center and east of the country are placed in orange vigilance: these are Ain, Côte-d’Or, Doubs, Jura, Loire, Haute -Loire, Haut-Rhin, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire and Territoire de Belfort are added to Allier, Cantal, Corrèze, Creuse, Lot, Nièvre, Puy-de-Dôme and Yonne.

In these departments, a rainy-stormy episode, possibly accompanied by hail and strong gusts of wind, is expected, Météo France announces.

Yellow vigilance in Occitania

In addition to this orange vigilance, many departments are also under surveillance, with a lower level of alert. Thus, almost all of Occitania, with the exception of Gard and Hérault is on yellow alert for thunderstorms.

“This Sunday, rains and thunderstorms will still break out in many regions. Isolated but locally strong thunderstorms, with hail falls and strong gusts of wind, will erupt from mid-afternoon in Auvergne. in Lyonnais and Jura then will then go up towards the north-east of the country “, indicates Météo France.

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