Today Meteo France placed around 30 French departments on orange alert, from the Landes (40) in the South West to the Ardennes (08) dept in the North East.
The storm warning began at 4pm Friday afternoon and remains in effect for 24 hours.
Check the Meteo France map here.
Is your region listed, are you experiencing adverse conditions already?
New Orange alert now in place until 6am tomorrow. More SW than the last one. Check the Meteo France map here.
not in the far south of the Dordogne they didnt...not a drip or a drop....just a bit windy....back to hot and clear blue skies....
It was windy for a while here but nothing more, did anyone get hit?
Our self-build neighbours arrived just before 2200. I went to warn them but they saw that there was not as much as a leaf rustling in the trees. Within half an hour there was a brisk breeze, by 2300 it blew hard. It came to nothing, not even distant thunder or a glimpse of lightning.
Listening to the radio this morning, within half an hour there had been heavy rain, hail had badly damaged a roof and conservatory in Perigueux and in Exicideuil, which is about an hour away, major stuff.
Rosemary put a search in on http://france.meteofrance.com/ to which you add local details such as your village or postcode.
Forget to say department 86
Thank you for the timely warning, it wasn’t mentioned on any other forecast we look at and the storm hit at 12,40 this morning. Thanks to the warning anything that could fly away was battened down! Is there a way that we can get a direct link from the meteo site to our computers?
that would be temps 'lower' not lover...! though I am a lower temps lover...!
Last night we were in a night market in Levignac with dancing and food...so there for 3 hours plus. The wind started getting up around 9pm....it was greatly appreciated as stifling, hot, humid was not a good mix with the dancing! on the drive home around 10.30 we had constant lightening, sheet and fork all around us on our drive back to Eymet. Had to run around the house on our return and pin back or lock the shutters as some were banging in the high winds. Was delighted and looking forward to a good downpour...which didnt occur! cloudy today...temps lover...no wind and no sign of rain...we are off to a quiz at Chaters Vineyard tonight, sitting outside to eat as well..hope the rain stays off for the evening...
Getting windy here near St Foy la Grande (24)...27c...35c this afternoon...magnificent cloud formations and several storms around...but none over us...and I do love a good storm with lashings of rain to clear the air.
I'm a bit like Glen - I know darned well if I'm not prepared it'll be chaos. If I prepare it seems to do a putt putt fizz. It's been very breezy all day in the Haute Vienne but has suddenly started quieting down . Calm before the storm or storm in a teacup?
Well, action has now started in the south, and in the west. this is a good site to track it:
Three or four minutes big spots and black, black clouds. Now as dark falls not a cloud in sight in this bit of 24.
Any news on 79 deuz severes near border with charente? On hols at our home here but can’t get on meteo site
Fingers crossed, Aude is still on Vigilance Green. Best of luck to all those who may be affected.
a bit scary and they got it right at the weekend.... Saturday we were warned of winds, rain and thunder!!!! and they got it spot on, this wind and rain came through our garden taking the gazeebo down and throwing furniture all over the place, it lifted a scaffolding youngman and threw straight through the conservatory window!!!!!, next door lost numerous trees and the roof on there barn!!!
I won't get too excited, I love a good storm, but I've found that the vigilance alerts (as in the UK) have become a little over the top lately, and often flop. We shall see. There's very little going on anywhere, at the moment.
No ... the Pyrenees - Orientales are not listed
Nothing here yet 16260 Chasseneuil
Winds picking up here already in the southern Landes despite us being on the limit of an orange area.