Four departments (Gers, Landes, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénés-Atlantiques) placed on alert "orange" due to risk of violent thunderstorms. Storms may be accompanied by heavy hail, cumulative precipitation of up to 50 to 60 mm, and wind gusts of 100 km/h.
32 other departments in the southern half of the country have been placed on "yellow" alert for the risk of thunderstorms during the night from Wednesday to Thursday.