More than two-thirds of france on alert over yet more stormy weather

ONLY THE NORTH-WEST AND SOUTH-EAST HAVE ESCAPED WARNINGS The majority of France is yet again on alert for stormy weather over the next two days. After heavy rain, high winds and hail lashed

parts of the country on Sunday (June 18) and Monday (June 19), that trend looks set to continue. Storms will sweep across the country from the south-west to the north-east, according to

weather forecasts. A first wave will see them move up from Nouvelle-Aquitaine on Tuesday (June 20) morning, crossing Paris and reaching the Hauts-de-France by mid-afternoon, according to a

graphic shared by meteorologist Guillaume Séchet. Then by late afternoon, more storms will cross the Pyrenees, southern central France before arriving in eastern departments overnight on

Tuesday/Wednesday. > ⚡ Nouvelle journée à risque d'#orages violents ce 20 juin 2023, > dès ce matin puis en après-midi de l'#Aquitaine aux #HautsDeFrance > puis ce soir et

 cette nuit des #Pyrénées jusqu'en #Alsace. #Grêle > et rafales de vent sont redoutées. (via @wxcharts) > pic.twitter.com/DPYE514ymg > — Guillaume Séchet (@Meteovilles) June 

20, 2023 France’s national weather forecaster, Météo France, says 72 French departments have been put on alert on Tuesday. The swathe of departments on warnings runs across the country

diagonally, from the south-west to the north-east. Only the north-west and south-east corners of France are spared. They had initially all been put on a level-two yellow alert, which advises

people to be cautious when outside and to keep up to date with weather forecasts. However, on Tuesday morning, 17 departments - mainly in the south-west of France - were upgraded to a more

serious orange alert, the second highest. This urges those affected to be extremely vigilant of dangerous weather. Weather warnings for Wednesday (June 21) are similar, with 58 departments

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