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Severe Storms Keep Nine Departments in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on Orange Alert

Météo France forecasts heavy rainfall, hail and gusts up to 100 km/h before the risk fades late Wednesday.

L’est et le sud de la France restent ce mercredi au cœur d’un conflit de masses d’air entre de l’air chaud remontant d’Afrique du Nord et de l’air plus frais arrivant par l’Atlantique (image d’illustration).
Les rues de Clermont-Ferrand ont été inondées ce mardi 3 juin.
Neuf départements sont maintenus en vigilance orange orages et pluie-inondations ce mercredi

Overview

  • Nine departments in the region remain under orange vigilance for rain-floods and thunderstorms on June 4.
  • Forecasters warn of hailstones measuring 2–3 cm in diameter with isolated reports up to 6 cm.
  • Flooding in Clermont-Ferrand has rendered roads hazardous and prompted SNCF to slow or suspend multiple train services.
  • A hailstorm at a school in L’Hôpital-le-Grand soaked ceiling panels, causing them to collapse and alarming pupils.
  • The storm system is expected to shift northeast by late afternoon, with alerts likely to be lifted by midnight.