The Pyrénées-Atlantiques department was placed on orange alert for the night of Monday to Tuesday due to heavy rain and a risk of flooding, Météo-France announced.
“Numerous showers” that have fallen since Monday morning should turn into a storm in the afternoon and strengthen between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Locally expected rainfall totals are 90 mm (90 liters of water per square meter) with snow above 1,200 m altitude.
The risk of flooding is increased by a "fairly strong swell expected for tonight" which could limit the flow of water into the ocean on the Basque coast.
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