Thunderstorms in the West: Expected Local Floods, Wind Gusts of 103 km/h

This Sunday, 48 departments were placed on orange alert due to a new episode of thunderstorms. Heavy rains accompanied by violent gusts hit the west.

New and umpteenth stormy episode, this Sunday. While 48 western departments are placed on orange alert ,thunderstorms penetrated western France in the middle of the afternoon, from southern Brittany to the Basque Country.

Local floods are expected, and cumulatively, precipitation could reach more than 80 mm, said Meteo France in its morning report. The forecaster assures that it could fall “the equivalent of a month of rain in 3 hours”.

Downpour

On social networks, Internet users publish impressive images of deluge, especially in the Pays de la Loire, as here in Vendée:

#orages #lesherbiers #prudence #meteociel #keraunos pic.twitter.com/oWhgxjnmBd
— Morgan (@Mcharr2607) June 3, 2018

Or in Poitiers (Vienne):

Comme prévu, les orages s’abattent sur #Poitiers et la Vienne placée en vigilance orange. L’épisode traverse actuellement le département, la grêle a touché certains secteurs comme le Neuvillois. Prudence. https://t.co/eBVFj075Wy
— Centre Presse (@centre_presse) June 3, 2018

And in the south of Brittany:

Tiens, il pleut quelque peu à #Morlaix… #météo #orages #Bretagne cc @Meteovilles pic.twitter.com/8w2Eq8bnUm
— Patrick Léal (@patrickleal29) June 3, 2018

Meteo France reports that gusts of wind of 103 km / were recorded at Saint-Nazaire.

#VigilanceOrange : #orages violents observés en divers endroits (Bretagne, Poitou, Aquitaine, Massif central, Franche-Comté…), avec #pluie forte, #grêle, #foudre intense et fortes #rafales locales (103 km/h mesurés à Saint-Nazaire).
Soyez prudents ▶https://t.co/KA0Ij27Eea pic.twitter.com/5ttfgaxvaO
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) June 3, 2018

In just a few hours, hundreds of lightning strikes have been observed throughout the country.

Incoming storm … #orages https://t.co/oiNYysKOs8 pic.twitter.com/HftuFEL29J
— 🐄 VacheGTI© Officiel ツ (@vachegti) June 3, 2018

Les deux gouttes froides, responsables de la dégradation du jour (la plus massive va nous concerner toute la semaine prochaine) bien visibles sur l’imagerie satellite vapeur d’eau en cette mi-journée. #orages #VigilanceOrange pic.twitter.com/3yEpPGovm9
— Keraunos (@KeraunosObs) June 3, 2018