The Alpes-Maritimes department placed in rain-flood red vigilance

Météo France placed the Alpes-Maritimes department on Friday morning on rain-flood red vigilance, according to a forecaster's bulletin broadcast at 6 a.m.

Thirteen other departments were placed on orange rain-flood or thunderstorm alert, including Morbihan and Côtes d'Armor in Brittany, where wind gusts reached 186 km / h.

In the Alpes-Maritimes, the rainfall amounts expected during the episode are of the order of 100 to 150 mm over large areas with locally 250 to 300 mm.

Strong thunderstorms with strong gusts of wind may occur.