Mediterranean episode Thursday October 24 at the end of the morning, before an intensification of the phenomenon expected in the coming days.” title=”The meteorological evolution of the Mediterranean episode Thursday October 24 at the end of the morning, before an intensification of the phenomenon expected in the coming days.”/> Screenshot
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The meteorological evolution of the Mediterranean episode Thursday October 24 at the end of the morning, before an intensification of the phenomenon expected in the coming days.
WEATHER – Orange warning. As the end of October approaches, France risks once again experiencing particularly unpredictable weather by the end of the week, as Météo-France announced this Thursday, October 24.
Two departments are placed on orange alert on Friday for the risk of rain-flooding: Gard and Hérault. Caution is required while a “ Mediterranean episode » is already hitting the south of the country. More particularly the departments around the Mediterranean.
The two Corsican departments, Bouches-du-Rhône, but also Vaucluse and Ardèche are also placed on yellow rain-flood and storm alert. In his last newsletterMétéo-France mentions “ locally stormy showers rising from the sea » and specifies that the “ Camargue is already affected » by the phenomenon.
« Showers become more regular this Thursday afternoon in the Mediterranean regions », Further specifies the French meteorological service.
A weekend under close surveillance
And ” the intensity and exact location of the episode become clearer as it progresses », Météo-France is already warning for the days of Friday and Saturday, where the weather will remain “ very unstable in the southeast quarter ” because of this ” new rainy episode ». « There are still many uncertainties », It is clarified at this stage.
By the end of the week, the affected areas will be “ the Cévennes but also the coastal areas of Languedoc and PACA as well as Corsica between Thursday and Sunday ».
This vigilance effort is explained by the cumulative rainfall expected between Friday and Sunday, which could be locally significant, in a context of already very heavy rainfall for the month of October. This resulted in the soil being saturated with water. An element particularly favorable to floods and floods.
Météo-France ends its bulletin by explaining that “ this Mediterranean episode, although less intense than that of October 16 and 17 », is distinguished by its duration and the gradual accumulation of precipitation over several days. Even if ” significant accumulations over short periods cannot however be excluded ».
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