Météo France orange storm alert for 15 departments

The departments affected are l'Allier, l'Ariège, l'Aveyron, le Cantal, la Corrèze, la Creuse, la Haute-Garonne, le Gers, la Loire, la Haute-Loire, le Lot, le Puy-de-Dôme, les Hautes-Pyrénées, le Tarn and le Tarn-et-Garonne.

Violent storms are set to arrive from 4pm today (Wednesday) and will be gone by Thursday morning.

Hail, strong wind, and rain of between 50mm to 80mm in a short time are expected, according to Météo France.

The warning comes just days after an orange storm warning was issued to Côtes-d'Armor, Ille-et-Vilaine and Manche in the west of the country, due to rising hot temperatures.