Overview
- Météo‑France now has Hérault and Aveyron on orange for river floods, Ardèche and Gard on orange for rain‑inundation, Lozère on both, and Var newly added for rain‑inundation Sunday evening.
- Vigicrues warns that important floods are possible, highlighting the Hérault upstream sector and placing the Var’s Gapeau on orange for crues as rivers react quickly.
- Observed impacts include the Hérault bursting its banks in Laroque with streets closed, and inundations filmed around Castelnau‑de‑Guers, Montagnac, Aumes and Pézenas, after local totals exceeded 300 mm in parts of the Cévennes.
- Authorities have closed 26 submersible bridges and fords in the Gard and urged residents to avoid submerged routes, limit travel and stay clear of waterways.
- Météo‑France expects the peak of rainfall Sunday afternoon and evening with effects lingering into Monday, and notes that vigilance could be escalated as the rain band shifts toward Provence and the Côte d’Azur.