Red weather warning for Southern France 14/09/2021

[WJACC]

I see there is a RED warning for the Gard department. Nimes, Ales etc. with Montpelier close by..

Take care for heavy rain, flash flooding etc...

 

[DBK]

I see there is a RED warning for the Gard department. Nimes, Ales etc. with Montpelier close by..

Take care for heavy rain, flash flooding etc...

Looking at the Ventusky website heavy rain has already fallen and more expected. Worst area seems to be a band stretching from Montpellier through Nîmes to Avignon. The hourly forecast shows 25mm of rain in places. Totals could be much higher by the end of the day.

 

[WJACC]

Looking at the Ventusky website heavy rain has already fallen and more expected. Worst area seems to be a band stretching from Montpellier through Nîmes to Avignon. The hourly forecast shows 25mm of rain in places. Totals could be much higher by the end of the day.

25mm is not a lot, so they must be expecting there to be a lot more, perhaps very localised. That area is renowned for its steep sided V shaped valleys where the water just takes away anything in its path in the valley bottom.

No doubt photos will be available on the net shortly....

Lot of road closures west of Nimes including the A9...

 

[Ivory55]

It’s been heavy rain all morning in sunny hunny today. The water butts must be filling up in people gardens

 

[WJACC]

The photos/videos have arrived!!!

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[Hirsch]

Couldn't understand a word of that .

 

[JockandRita]

Couldn't understand a word of that .

Neither did I, but I reckon I got the general gist.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[WJACC]

Couldn't understand a word of that .

Here's another one. The main motorway along the south coast of France into Spain... I'm sure there'll be a camper or two stuck in there somewhere...

 

[deleted79651]

Couldn't understand a word of that .

Managed to get the gist, but felt like the cyclist being detached from the Peloton; the pace is picking up, the effort is increasing, but the gap between me and the Leaders is growing by the second ... By the time I had translated [mentally] the voiceover, the rain had stopped, the sun had emerged, and we are in tomorrow ...

Steve

 

[John Barrett]

I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of those hail stones!

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[Clarky]

Started to rain here at Gruissan a little while ago.
Still very light but with a few distant rumbles of thunder.
Watching online a storm is gradually making its way north from the Spanish border and is now close to Perpignan with the occasional flash closer to us.
Ventusky weather app shows we might just get the edge of the storms but most will miss us……….we hope.
We have been here many times with thunder storms all around but not overhead.
The A9 flooding seems to have been between Nimes and Montpelier where Apple maps are showing a lot of road closures.

Richard.

 

[deleted79651]

Started to rain here at Gruissan a little while ago.
Still very light but with a few distant rumbles of thunder.
Watching online a storm is gradually making its way north from the Spanish border and is now close to Perpignan with the occasional flash closer to us.
Ventusky weather app shows we might just get the edge of the storms but most will miss us……….we hope.
We have been here many times with thunder storms all around but not overhead.
The A9 flooding seems to have been between Nimes and Montpelier where Apple maps are showing a lot of road closures.

Richard.

But you can't compare Apple & Orange ... All just an orage in a tasse de thé, as they don't say in France ...

Steve

 

[Grasmere9]

Here's another one. The main motorway along the south coast of France into Spain... I'm sure there'll be a camper or two stuck in there somewhere...

Omg!!!

 

[kimndon]

So pleased we decided to tour just Brittany. Had a couple of stormy nights but otherwise - Lovely.

 

[bellabee]

We're at Saint Flour tonight. Storms forecast for the early hours of tomorrow.
We had planned on going to Millau tomorrow, and then to Marseillan Plage for a week. Keeping a careful eye on the apps.

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[WJACC]

We're at Saint Flour tonight. Storms forecast for the early hours of tomorrow.
We had planned on going to Millau tomorrow, and then to Marseillan Plage for a week. Keeping a careful eye on the apps.

All of area you are in and looking at for tomorrow is ORANGE alert for lightning, heavy rain and flooding.. It could be worse, large hailstones, snow and -20C But there is always the day after for those...

 

[Clarky]

Forecast for us at Gruissan is quite good for tomorrow onwards.
Could get a bit of thunder tomorrow (Wednesday) but clearing to lots more sun.

Richard.

 

[Baldeagle7470]

I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of those hail stones!

Reminded me the years in France how many vehicles I saw with hailstone damage,seen quite a few.

 

[John Barrett]

Torrential rain all night here at St Jean De Luz! Set for the next four days too...

 

[Drexxer]

Beautiful here on the Loire, shame we're heading back up☹

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[Clarky]

Another sunny morning in Gruissan.
A bit of a westerly breeze and one weather app says there could be a shower this evening, two others say dry.
We don’t want any of your grot from St Jean de Luz thank you John Barrett.
You can keep that over on your side of France.

Richard.

 

[bellabee]

Beautiful, here in Portirtiragnes. - around 25° with a lovely, gentle breeze.
On the aire, opposite the dog beach and we like it here, so will probably stay for a few days.
Destination Gruissan next, so please hold onto the nice weather for us Clarky