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the heat arrives in Normandy, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, but should be accompanied by sometimes violent thunderstorms in the evening and at night. The region was placed on orange alert by Météo France. . (Illustration © Fotolia)

Beware of thunderstorms in Normandy If you are desperate to see happen the sun and heat, be reassured: from Wednesday, June 22, 2016 , the two will be waiting for you … so much so that the day should end with thunderstorms, sometimes violent , in Weather France .
Normandy five departments were placed in vigilance orange Seine-Maritime, Eure, Calvados, Orne and Manche . Thunderstorms that could be accompanied by hailstorms .

Provisions of Météo France. in a mass of warm air, moist and unstable back southwest, strong storms should be triggered in the mid-afternoon, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. heavy rains are expected in the departments concerned (with local accumulations of up to 40 to 60 mm including the Seine-Maritime, Calvados and Manche ). These storms are accompanied by strong winds and possibly hail. After a brief lull early in the night, thunderstorm activity will strengthen again, first in Britain and then the Western Loire Valley and Normandy. Again, this activity will cause locally significant accumulations of rainfall. In the early morning, Thursday, June 23, 2016, thunderstorms will eventually become rarer and precipitation should falter

The release of the Seine-Maritime prefecture.
thunderstorms could trigger mid-afternoon and be accompanied by hail. The amounts of water could reach 10 to 20 mm from East to West or even 30 mm in a few hours in the evening to the coast, the Le Havre region and the country of Caux. The wind will strengthen significantly in thunderstorms with gusts of 60 to 80 km / h in the afternoon. After a brief lull early in the night, thunderstorm activity is expected to strengthen again, first in Britain and then the Western Loire Valley and Normandy. Again, this activity could cause local accumulations significant rainfall.
Reeve of the Normandy region, prefect of the Seine-Maritime, Nicole Klein, calls everyone to the greatest caution, and recommend to motorists and users, follow these guidelines: • At
the approach of a storm, take precautions to shelter sensitive objects in the wind.
• Do not shelter under trees.
• Avoid forest walks.
• Avoid using the telephone and electrical appliances.
• Promptly report the outbreaks of fire you may be witnesses. • Do you agree
in any case, on foot or by car on a submerged road or near a watercourse. A vehicle even a 4 × 4, can be carried in 30 centimeters of water.
• In case of heavy rain, not down in any case in the basement.

The latest forecasts? The southwest flow causes soaring temperatures. Very violent thunderstorms are expected to develop the departments along the Channel coast . The first big storm cells could hatch at around 17h-18h, Côtes d’Armor in the Seine-Maritime. They should quickly multiply “to become truly powerful,” says forecaster William Séchet. By midnight, all the departments between northern Britain and the Pas de Calais, through Normandy suffer the misdeeds of these storms, which could be accompanied sometimes “very large hail (greater than 5 centimeters), violent gusts of locally higher wind at 100km / h and heavy rains (over 30 to 40mm in an hour) can cause local flooding. “

the north-west of France concerned. Wednesday, June 22, 2016, Weather France has placed five departments Normandy ( Seine-Maritime, Calvados, Orne, Eure, Manche ) vigilance orange storms . The alert was issued from 10:30 am until 6 am, Thursday, June 23, 2016. In the afternoon, locally strong thunderstorms could develop on areas near the English Channel. On the night of Wednesday 22 to Thursday, June 23, 2016, other storms cross the Brittany, western Pays de la Loire and Normandy . These storms will be locally severe, with heavy rain (40-60 mm), critically violent wind gusts, and small .

Thunderstorms and hailstorms in the evening menu of Wednesday, June 22, 2016 in Normandy. (Map Weather France)

Up to 27 ° C: thunderstorms Wednesday evening and into the night

It will be hot in Normandy Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Up to 27 ° C … before thunderstorms, sometimes violent, in Wednesday evening, and night. Thunderstorms are also announced for the day early Thursday, June 23, 2016. The weather
context? A low pressure approaches the British Isles. Contact with hot air flowing over France, a major offensive storm is announced.
the menu? Violent thunderstorms with hail, heavy rainfall intensities (up to 60 mm in 1 hour), a leading electrical activity and gusty winds (up to 100 km / h), with a risk of turbulent phenomena .

The essential. storms threaten Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Weather France has placed 13 departments in vigilance orange thunderstorm from Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 16h, and until Friday 1am. Relevant departments? Any Normandy Seine-Maritime, Eure, Calvados, Manche, Orne . But also Nord-Pas-de-Calais , Côtes d’Armor, Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique, Mayenne, Morbihan and Amount . While “some low-intensity storms” are already observed in the Loire Valley on Wednesday morning, Weather France provides that as of this afternoon ‘locally strong thunderstorms will develop on areas close to the Channel. “” During the night, other storms pass through Brittany, the western Loire Valley and Normandy. These storms will be locally severe, with heavy rain (40 to 60mm), critically violent wind gusts and hail “continues meteorological forecasting agency. In this context, it is advisable to be careful to avoid being struck by lightning or drown: “at the approach of a storm, take precautions to protect yourself from the effects of lightning, put in security your belongings and take shelter, “advises Weather France . And “in case of heavy rain, not down in any case in the basement.”