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France remains on alert for snow and high winds
One department in France - the Haute-Loire - is on yellow alert for snowfall and ice, forecaster Météo France has said, as an avalanche risk and strong winds continue to affect the south-east.
The alert comes just one day after the Doubs and the Territoire-de-Belfort (Franche-Comté) were put on yellow alert for snow and ice, despite it being early May.
Snow fell over the weekend in the region, with residents in the Haut-Doubs and Haut-Jura warned to be alert to snowfall of up to three centimetres at 600m, five to eight centimetres at 900m, andas much as 12 cm above 1,100m.
Residents in the area have today woken up to a covering of snow and ice.
Bon c'est beau mais 7cm de #neige le 5 mai à Andilly Cruseilles comment dire .... pic.twitter.com/5C44YYG5m6
— Savoiemétéo (@savoiemeteo) May 5, 2019
5 mai 2018 - 5 mai 2019, on va attendre un peu pour les premières #grillades 😂Altitude 735m. #neige pic.twitter.com/rlcR9wfrAN
— MimiDoux (@Fleur_de_maman) May 5, 2019
In the Jura especially, winemakers were anticipating the snow, and attempting to stop frost from damaging their vines. They burned hay bales to create a “layer of smoke” over the vines, a method that is said to protect the plants from the morning cold.
The Doubs and Territoire-de-Belfort are no longer on high alert - as of Sunday May 5 - but the Haute-Loire is still on yellow alert for snow, and 12 departments are on yellow alert for high winds, including the Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Drôme, and the Hautes-Alpes.
The Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Isère are on yellow alert for avalanches, while both departments in Corsica are on yellow alert for strong winds, heavy rain and flooding risk.
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