Aude and Hérault maintained on Orange Flood Alert on Tuesday, Finistère and Morbihan on Rain-flood Alert on Wednesday

Aude and Hérault are kept on orange alert this Tuesday 20th January for risk of flooding, according to the latest Météo-France bulletin. Two Breton departments are placed on orange “rain-flood” alert from 4 a.m. Wednesday 21st January.

The orange alert continues this Tuesday 20th January in two departments in the south of the country. Météo-France maintained hérault and Aude on orange alert for floods. In these territories, the soils are now saturated after several successive rainy episodes, increasing the risk of flooding.

At the same time, Météo-France placed two Breton departments finistère and Morbihan, on orange “rain-flood” alert for the day of Wednesday 21st January. The alert is issued from 4 a.m. due to heavy rain in recent days and expected precipitation which raises fears of flooding.

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Southerners are not done with bad weather. In Aude, where several rivers have burst their banks, schools will remain closed this Tuesday in around a hundred municipalities. The accumulation of rain is particularly significant there. Over the last three hours, Météo-France has recorded between 15 and 30 millimeters of precipitation. Over the last 48 hours, accumulations have reached 160 to 200 millimeters in the Leucate, Narbonnais and Minervois sectors, with local peaks of 220 millimeters. In Durban-Corbières, an additional 33 millimeters fell in just six hours.

🟠 Évitez les déplacements ce lundi : fortes pluies en Corse et dans le Sud-Est.
➡️ Corse : les pluies se renforcent, 200 à 250 mm possibles sur le relief
➡️ Aude et Hérault : jusqu’à 150 mm possibles.
⚠️ Prudence, risque de crues !
📱 Restez informés : https://t.co/UHj7vzEVLj pic.twitter.com/wfRxrHUWHc
— Météo-France (@meteofrance) January 19, 2026

In the Pyrénées-Orientales, welcome rain after the drought

If the situation remains under surveillance, this precipitation is welcomed with relief in the Pyrénées-Orientales, on yellow alert, hard hit by drought in recent years. “There is water everywhere, the streams are full, it no longer absorbs, it is waterlogged”, testified a winegrower on RTL. In two days, 80 liters of water per square meter fell. “In 33 years, I hadn’t seen heavy rain like that. This is good news after two or three years of drought. We hope this year to have rain and a harvest. It takes around 600 liters per square meter to make a good harvest”, he explained.

In the department, accumulations have also reached 160 to 200 millimeters over the last 48 hours in the east of the territory, with up to 220 millimeters on the border with Aude. In Perpignan, an additional 50 millimeters were recorded over the last six hours.

Pour lundi 19 janvier 2026 :
🟠 5 départements en Vigilance orange
Pour mardi 20 janvier 2026 :
🟠 4 départements en Vigilance orange
Restez prudents et informés :https://t.co/JGz4rTUvHP pic.twitter.com/2Mx0eTuLV7
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) January 19, 2026