Weather report. Occitania affected by rain and storms, two departments still on orange alert
By Lucie Fraisse
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Finally the rain! After weeks without a drop or almost, Toulouse and part of theOccitania were affected by thunderstorms in the evening and night of August 16 to 17, 2022.
Rain and gusts of wind
In Toulouse, the rain fell mainly in the second part of the night, accompanied by strong gusts of wind. But for all that, no major damage: no images of a flooded metro station like in Paris for example. The firefighters of the Upper Garonne indicates that he did not make any “particular intervention linked to the stormy activity of the night”.
Same observation in the Tarn and Garonne. In the Tarnthe fire brigade intervened twice because of the storms.
Consequences of these nocturnal bad weather: temperatures drop! Météo France indicates that they should not exceed 24°C this afternoon at Toulouse.
Hérault and Gard still on orange alert
The bad weather was more impressive on Hérault and Gard, including hailstorms. The two departments are still placed in orange vigilance for thunderstorms, rains and floods, until the end of the day.
The rest of the departments of Occitania are classified as yellow vigilance for thunderstorms.
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