Over a dozen French departments on second-highest alert for storms

After Sunday (June 18) saw heavy rain, wind and storms sweep the country, there appears to be little let-up at the start of this week.

A new set of weather warnings has been issued for the next two days.

In total, 61 departments are on alert on Monday (June 19), covering a large swathe of France stretching from the Belgian border in the north-east down to the south-west of the country. Nineteen of those are on the second-highest alert level (orange), which means residents should exercise extreme caution when outside.

Over the weekend, a number of departments saw orange warnings, as storms battered the country, including in the capital.

Some areas saw winds of more than 100 km/h and there were even reports of hailstones after particularly vicious storms in the Cher department.

Departments also face flood warning

A number of southern departments – Dordogne, Corrèze, Lot, Tarn-et-Garrone, Lot-et-Garrone, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques – are also facing yellow warnings for river flooding on Monday, alongside the department of Calvados in Normandy.

All flood warnings are of the third-highest level, warning residents to be cautious when outside and to keep up to date with local weather reports.

Preliminary storm warnings issued for Tuesday (June 20) have put 65 departments on a level-two storm alert.

No flood warnings have been issued as of yet for Tuesday, although an update from Météo France is usually released in the evening (around 16:00).

You can find the full map of departments facing storm warnings on the official Météo France website here.

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