Thunderstorms with heavy rain are expected in the Southwest, with an orange alert issued

Rain: Three Departments in Southwest on Orange Alert

The Orange Alert was originally on five departments. Heavy rains are still expected in the Ariege, Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées. The storms have passed but the rain is still abundant this Tuesday in Occitan. Meteo France placed three departments in the Southwest on orange alert (level 3 of 4). Relevant departments are the Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne and the Ariege […]

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Eleven departments in France are still on Orange Alert for thunderstorms

Weather: Still Eleven Departments on Orange Alert for Thunderstorms

WEATHER: The orange alert is in force up to 11pm … Météo France had placed Sunday morning 22 departments Southwest orange alert storms. It remains more than half. The alert is expected to last until 11pm. Everyone is not out of the gloom. Eleven departments, a total of twenty to two initially , Southwest in Languedoc, were […]

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Meteo France of exterme weather front crossing Western France, placing it on Orange alert

Weather: Twenty-Two Departments of Western France on Orange Alert for Thunderstorms

WEATHER: The West of France will be crossed by violent storms and winds on Sunday afternoon, and placed on Orange Alert … Too bad, for a long weekend, the weather is not looking good. Anyway in 22 departments of the Southwest in Languedoc, which were placed in amber alert for severe storms, said Sunday Météo-France. Here […]

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Strong winds of around 100 km/h have already been observed.

Winds: Eleven Departments Southwest on Orange Alert

WEATHER: Winds can reach 130 to 140 km/h on the Atlantic coast … Eleven departments of South West France this Sunday from 10am have been placed om orange alert for strong winds, said Meteo France . Relevant departments are Ariège, Aude, Charente-Maritime, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrenees and the Pyrenees -Orientales. The end of the […]

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11 departments in the Southwest France on orange Alert for Storm Marcel

Storm Marcel: 11 Departments in the Southwest on Orange Alert

The storms follow one another. After Storm Kurt and Storm Leiv, it is the turn of the Storm Marcel depression sweeping the southwest of France, this Sunday 5th February. Eleven departments and Andorra are placed from 10am on orange alert for strong winds. Meteo France placed this Sunday morning eleven departments orange alert “winds” from […]

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Two hunters have been killed in seperate hunting accidents in the Midi-Pyrenees

Midi-Pyrenees: Two Hunters Killed this Weekend

Both hunters in the Midi-Pyrenees shot by a bullet in the head … A dark weekend in Midi-Pyrenees, where two people were killed during hunting trips. On Saturday afternoon near to Illartien, in Ariege, a 38-year-old hunter was killed by a bullet to the head during a battered boar, according to France 3 Sud.  Sunday morning, […]

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Fires have destroyed over 900 hectares in the Ariege region

Ariege: Fires destroy over 900 hectares

Fires, favoured by exceptionally mild temperatures for the season, have devastated large agricultural areas in Ariège …   Over 900 hectares of vegetation have soared in smoke in Ariege, according to a report released Monday by firefighters and the prefecture. A fire, favored by an unusually mild weather for the season, tore the department.   […]

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Orange Alert for the Southwestern France

Rain-floods and Snow: Orange Alert in Four Southwestern Departments

From Wednesday evening, Meteo France provides an important episode of rain and snow in Haute-Garonne, Ariege, in the Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques … Lots of rain, and heavy amounts of snow above 1500 meters Meteo France placed four departments Southwest orange vigilance “rain-floods” from Wednesday, 4:00 am: the Pyrenees -Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne and the Ariege. /!\ […]

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