France: Storms alerts for center and northeast August 1-2 /update 2

Event

Violent storms are forecast to continue in the northeastern and central departments of France. The national weather agency Météo France has prolonged “orange” alert warnings until early August 2 for the departments of Allier, Aube, Côte-d’Or, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Nievre, Puy-du-Dome, and Yvonne, and extended such warnings to include the departments of Ain, Doubs, Jura, Loire, Haute-Loire,  Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire, Vosges, and Territoire-de-Belfort. These alerts - the second-highest on a four-point scale - are currently set to remain in effect until Wednesday, August 2, at 06:00 (local time). Sudden heavy rain, hail, strong winds (up to 100km/h [60 mph]), and electric activity are expected, possibly causing transport disruptions as well as localized flooding.

Power cuts were reported on Tuesday morning in Limousin and Haute-Vienne; further outages are possible.

Meanwhile, orange alerts have been dropped for nine departments (Ardennes, Charente, Cher, Correze, Creuse, Dordogne, Indre, Loiret, and Haute-Vienne).

Advice

Individuals in affected areas are advised to keep abreast of weather forecasts and adhere to any orders issued by the local authorities.