This Monday, March 10, Météo France warns the inhabitants of 42 departments of France for risk of thunderstorms.
Mistrust in the southern half of France: Météo France has placed 42 departments of France in “yellow vigilance” thunderstorms this Monday, March 10. This vigilance comes between 10 a.m. and midnight, with greater risks in the middle and late afternoon.
The 42 French departments concerned by this weather vigilance are as follows: Allier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rhône, Cantal, Cher, Corrèze, Côte-d’Or, Creuse, Drôme, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hérault Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Landes, Loire, Haute-Loire, Lot, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Nièvre, Puy-de-Dôme, Les Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Le Hautes-Pyrénées, Les Pyrénées-Orientales, Le Rhône, Saône-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne Var, Vaucluse, Vendée, Vienne, Haute-Vienne.
This Tuesday, March 11, the yellow thunderstorm vigilance will only concern 7 departments: the two of Corsica, as well as the Gard, the Vaucluse, the Bouches-du-Rhône, the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes.
Yellow vigilance is the second level of the Météo France meteorological vigilance scale, which has four: green, yellow, orange and red. The yellow level signals weather phenomena which, although locally dangerous, have no major risks for the population as a whole. However, they may require special attention, especially for people practicing activities sensitive to weather risks.
These thunderstorms can be accompanied by strong precipitation, gusts of wind, hail and an intense electrical activity. Although these thunderstorms are not as severe as those placed under orange or red vigilance, they can still cause significant disturbances, including localized floods.