After the Gard, it is the Hérault’s turn to switch to orange vigilance in storms. Follow the evolution of bad weather this Friday 2nd September.
This live is now over. Gard and Hérault remain on orange alert until midnight. New stormy episodes are expected for this Saturday 3 September. A new update is available on midilibre.fr from 7:00 am.
20:30 – Attention on the motorway
Heavy rains hit the Hérault and in particular the sector between Agde and Béziers. The risks of slippery surfaces are high on the A9 motorway.
Two fell 42 mm of rain #temporal in Cap d’Agde (34) since this morning, that is what fell between 6 May and 1 September! Watch out tonight for the slippery roads of the A9 motorway drowned by downpours! https://t.co/F1APlhpEl0
– The Weather Channel (@lachainemeteo) September 2, 2022
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19:00 – The prefecture of Hérault calls for caution
While the department is put on orange storm alert, the prefecture of Hérault indicates that “the storm cell will cross the department” until midnight. Strong electrical intensity is expected, as well as gusts of up to 100 km / h, cumulative precipitation up to 80 mm and hail.
The Vidourle and the Lez are placed on yellow alert for flooding.
? ud83c udf29 The#Herault enter #Supervisionorange #temporal till midnight.
A thunderstorm cell is developing in the northwest and will cross the departmentForecasts:
u26a1 ufe0fHigh electrical intensity
ud83d udca8 Gusts of wind up to 100 km / h
ud83d udca7 Cumulative up to 80 mm
u2744 ufe0f HelloBe careful u2935 ufe0f u2935 ufe0f pic.twitter.com/Ix7UbMKdaK
– Prefect of Hérault ud83c uddeb ud83c uddf7 (@ Prefet34) September 2, 2022
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18:35: L’Hérault enters orange vigilance
“A not very mobile storm is present west of the Hérault, announces Météo France which has just put the department on orange alert. The storms have intensified. Local accumulations of 60 to 80 mm have been observed in 1 hour”.
6:15 pm – A new salvo begins northwest of the Hérault
After the Gard, according to the French Storm Observatory of Keraunos, a new storm is starting in the northwest of the Hérault. “Expected degradation is confirmed tonight and next night from the Languedoc west of Provence with a stormy system that can be violent,” he points out.
17:36 – Alès: the ceilings in two shops collapse
This Friday, 2 September in Alès, two shops on Place de l’Abbaye were damaged due to the lack of water drainage from the roof.
Alès: after torrential rains, the ceilings of two shops collapse
17:25 – Review of a short and intense stormy episode
The rain-storm episode accompanied by hail was particularly violent but brief, particularly in Vaunage. Up to 80 mm of rain fell in one hour.
17:16 – Already a dozen interventions for the firefighters
While the bulk of the bad weather is expected for the end of the afternoon in Gard, the firefighters of Sdis 30 have already been operated a dozen times since the beginning of the afternoon. Interventions mainly related to the triggering of fires due to lightning, damage to the roof and raising of the water level in very localized areas.
A flood prevention system – reinforced by 80 firefighters – was implemented in the areas of Nîmes, Uzès, Alès and Bagnols sur Cèze.
17:15 – The Pont du Gard cancels its show
The Pont du Gard website announces on Twitter that it will cancel its Le Vaisseau broadcast due to unfavorable weather forecasts.
16:30 – The school bus service adapts to the situation
After the announcement of a premature class exit this Friday at 4pm, the school bus service adjusted accordingly. A little more buses were running than usual, which caused a little more activity at the Nîmes bus station.
16:07 – Update on traffic conditions
The Gard Departmental Council announces that four streets have already been affected by the heavy flow this afternoon of September 2:
- RD12 in Gallargues, slightly flooded road, difficult traffic
- RD6572 West entrance to Vauvertslightly flooded road, difficult traffic
- RD40 entrance to Nîmes (from Caveirac)slightly flooded road,
- Surveillance of the RD01 between Calvisson and Vergèze(surveillance level at 1.50 m at 15:30)
In addition, the roadway was damaged by heavy rains in Gallargues, as our photographer could see.
The carriageway was damaged by heavy rain in Gallargues.
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15:30 – Vauvert also well watered
Among the sectors that suffered the rainy-stormy episode; there is that of the city of Vauvert. A sector particularly supervised by the Gard firefighters.
The Chaussées de Vauvert somehow flooded at the level of the Industrial Zone and the Avenue des Costières.
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On Vauvert, a flooded road.
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3.15pm: Redessan has his feet in the water
The city of Redessan was also somewhat flooded during this rainy but not serious episode. Pedestrians and motorists had to be vigilant.
In Redessan, some streets flooded.
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15:00 – more firefighters mobilized
Faced with this weather alert, the Gard firefighters are particularly mobilized. In addition to the usual personnel, around 80 additional firefighters are ready to intervene at any time. The Vauvert sector is particularly monitored, as are those of Nîmes and Bagnols-sur-Cèze. They will be located in these risk areas until Saturday, September 3, at 7:00 am.
14:45 – great vigilance in the face of the rainy-stormy episode
The Keraunos site returns to the rainy-storm phenomenon that occurred in the Gard this Friday in the early afternoon. Maximum vigilance is required. More than 2,000 flashes were recorded in the past hour during this episode.
14:30 – The Tango bus network operates
Despite heavy rains in the early afternoon (calm returned to Nîmes at 2.30pm), the Tango bus network continued to operate. He will continue his service this Friday. For schoolchildren, only the return at 16:00 will be guaranteed.
14:00 – Storms and hail in Nîmes and Alès
At around 2pm, our local correspondents reported that a large storm cell hit the Gard. A short but intense hailstorm struck Nages et Solorguesin the Vaunage plain, just like sul Hauts-de-Nîmes.
A short but intense hailstorm hit Nages-et-Solorgues.
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Faced with the torrential rains that are falling just this afternoon in Nîmes and Vaunage, the prefecture is on early warningAnd. Regular points are made prior to any establishment of the Departmental Operations Center. The outflow is already high along the A9 motorwaybetween Nîmes, Vergèze and Lunel, as confirmed by the images transmitted by Météo Languedoc.
13:38 – School pick-up: early end of lessons at 16:00
To anticipate violent storms and “an intensification of the meteorological phenomenon expected between 18:00 and 21:00”, the Prefecture of Gard informs that “the transport authorities in agreement with the National Educational Services will anticipate the resumption of schools at 16:00 for all schools in the ward “.
The parents of the students are then called to pick up their children at 16.00. The latter “will remain present in the establishments until the arrival of the parents”, specifies the prefecture of Gard.
13:24 – The Gard department on orange alert
The Gard was put on orange vigilance for storms this Friday 2 September. The prefecture wants to avoid travel and traffic. According to reports from Météo France, “an intensification of the meteorological phenomenon is expected between 18:00 and 21:00 with strong electrical activity accompanied by hail and gusts. The expected accumulations should be around 40 mm in a short time. more intense thunderstorms could occur with accumulations of about 60-70 mm (stationary storm) with consequent risk of outflow.The end of the stormy episode is expected around 2 am.
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