France: Orange alerts for flooding (north), snow (east) Feb. 5 /update 3

Event

As of Monday, February 5, various departments across France are under orange weather alerts (the second highest on a four-tier scale) for flooding and snow in the north and center-east, respectively. Heavy snow and ice warnings are in effect in the following center-eastern departments: Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Cantal, Drôme, Gard, Isère, Loire, Haute-Loire, Nièvre, Lozère, Puy-de-Dôme, Saône-et-Loire, and Rhône.

Additionally, high water levels in the Seine River continue to prompt flood warnings in the following northern departments: Seine-Maritime, Eure, Val-d'Oise, Yvelines, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Marne, and Aube. In Paris, a number of stations on the RER C commuter rail line - Saint-Michel Notre-Dame, Musée d'Orsay, Invalides, Pont de l'Alma, Champ de Mars, Avenue du Président Kennedy, and Boulainvilliers - will remain closed until at least February 9. 

Advice

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