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41 departments on Orange alert for thunderstorms

Bad Weather: Violent Thunderstorms Hit the Great Ouest, Floods and Tornado in Normandy

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WEATHER REPORT: Roads cut, floods, damage, power cuts… Some French people have had to deal with the consequences of storms The violent storms which hit the west and the centre of France on Sunday afternoon particularly affected Seine-Maritime, notably causing floods and a “tornadic episode”, we learned from concordant sources. According to the Seine-Maritime prefecture, firefighters […]

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The orange alert for “violent wind” has been extended to nearly 12 departments in central-eastern France.

Gusts of Violent Wind: Orange Alert Extended to 12 Departments of the Center-East

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On the night of Thursday 19th December to Friday 20th December, a stormy episode will hit the Center-East and Burgundy. Twelve departments are placed on orange alert this Thursday. After having placed the departments of Rhône, Loire and Haute-Loire in orange vigilance “strong wind”, Meteo France has just extended vigilance to 9 other departments of Center-East and in Burgundy. Are concerned: Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Cantal, Côte-d’Or, Drôme, Isère, Puy-de-Dôme and […]

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