YELLOW WARNING RAIN-FLOOD; FLOODS; SUBMERSION WAVES
Update at 4:30 p.m.
Hérault is placed by Météo-France on orange alert for thunderstorms and on yellow alert for rain, flooding, floods and waves-submersion.
A mobile storm line is currently circulating in the west of the department (Capestang, St Chinian, Lamalou-les-Bains sectors) towards Haut Languedoc. At the height of the precipitation, there is 15 to 20 mm towards Salvetat-sur-Agout.
A few stormy outbreaks were also observed in the Montpellier sector, without any particular seriousness.
The strongest storms should be confined to the west of the department.
A return to calm is expected at the end of the day around 8 p.m.
The department will be downgraded to yellow thunderstorm vigilance from 6 p.m.
No intervention by SDIS 34 is to be mentioned.
Rescue and intervention resources are prepositioned by the Hérault firefighters (swift water intervention teams; pumping vehicles). Air assets (helicopters of the
The prefect of Hérault François-Xavier LAUCH activated the crisis unit at the prefecture.
INSTRUCTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The population is recommended to exercise the greatest vigilance and follow the following safety instructions:
- • Do not put yourself in danger and postpone all your trips on foot or by car
- • Do not take your car (30 centimeters of water is enough to wash it away)
- • Leave your children at school, they are safe in schools which will remain open longer
- • Do not leave work during bad weather
- • Do not go down into basements or underground parking lots
- • Stay away from watercourses, banks, bridges
- • Do not engage in fording
- • Contact vulnerable and isolated people by favoring SMS
KEEP YOURSELF INFORMED OF THE SITUATION
