Floods and avalanche risks: nine departments in orange vigilance

Mélanie Faure 7:21 a.m., December 11, 2021

Winter is settling across France.

Nine departments are placed this Saturday morning in orange vigilance, reports in its latest bulletin, Météo France.

The Landes, in red vigilance this night, switch to orange vigilance for the risk of flooding.

The Gers remains on orange alert for the risk of flooding.

The Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées are on orange alert for the risk of flooding and avalanches.

Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie are also placed on orange alert for avalanche risks. 

It should be noted that the risk of spontaneous avalanche departure decreases markedly, it should allow the exit of orange vigilance during the morning.

The risk of an avalanche triggering by skiers will remain high throughout the Northern Alps this Saturday.

An atypical episode

In the Pyrenees, precipitation decreases again in the morning, with a rain-snow limit slightly increasing at an altitude of 1,300 meters.

Saturday afternoon, only light snowfall will persist on the terrain, reducing the risk of avalanches in the area.

The Pyrénées-Atlantiques and the Hautes-Pyrénées should no longer be placed in orange vigilance during the morning. 

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Météo France assures us that this avalanche episode observed in recent hours is an atypical episode.

The return of the sun will take place from Monday.