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DRAMATIC SCENES HAVE BEEN SHARED FROM THE DOWNPOURS WHERE UP TO 20 CM FELL IN A DAY The weekend’s storms - in Gard and Herault on Saturday September 16 and then across the west of France and

Normandy on Sunday - led to dramatic scenes but fortunately no deaths. As of this of morning (September 17), over 600 homes in Dordogne were without electricity and a further 400 were

without electricity in the northwest of Mayenne (Pays de la Loire). It started with a downpour over the Cevennes where 200 mm of rain fell on Mont Aigoual over the course of the day. This

heavy rain turned roads into rivers in some communes, including in Lodève (34) on Saturday: > 🌧️ Oh la la, ça mouille à Lodève !  > 🌊 La Lergue est en mode “je déborde” et la vigilance

 orange > “pluie-inondation” est de la partie. Restez au sec et gardez le > sourire ! 😄 #Lodève #Intempéries #occitanie #innondation > pic.twitter.com/KYV6hsLg6b > — sahira 

(@Sahirafr) September 16, 2023 There were similar scenes in Saint-Martin-de-Londres (34): Meteo France announced another storm for Sunday evening, and as the vast front gathered over the

Atlantic, an arcus cloud appeared off the coast of Aquitaine: > L'IMAGE. Un nuage en forme d'arc observé pendant l'orage en > Seine-Maritime https://t.co/7BoJNbeINW >

 — 76actu (@76actu) September 17, 2023 As the front moved inland, a tornado struck in Mayenne in Normandy: > #Orages : des dégâts en France hier et une tornade filmée en > Mayenne. 

Deux départements restent en vigilance orange : la Drôme > et l'Ardèche 🔴 @infofrance2 pic.twitter.com/wInFMUZjfn > — Telematin (@telematin) September 18, 2023 Fortunately, nobody

was injured, however one person was reportedly treated for shock. The storm announced its arrival with hail of up to 5 cms in diameter in Gers: > ⚡️De fortes chutes de #grêle ont été 

observées dans le #Gers > il y a quelques dizaines de minutes au passage d'un violent #orage > supercellulaire. Certains grêlons ont dépassé les 5cm de > diamètre près de 

Saint-Clar.  > Photo : @jeffteuoj via @Meteo_Pyrenees pic.twitter.com/J14BIlUdIK > — Meteo60 (@meteo60) September 17, 2023 Lightning lit up the sky over Normandy: Meteo France has

since lifted the orange flood and storm alerts for much of the country - however they remain in place for Ardèche and Drome. > ⚠️ Météo France a placé l'Ardèche et la Drôme en 

vigilance > orange aux orages et aux fortes pluies, valable jusqu'à 16h ce > lundi. Plus d'infos au https://t.co/kDb5nLbuLm > pic.twitter.com/Zq9sFCTLTw > — Météo 

Express (@MeteoExpress) September 18, 2023 The wave of current stormy weather is not uncommon at this time of year in France, however Meteo France says that the warm weather has exacerbated

the situation. RELATED ARTICLES ALERT: STORM AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR TWO DEPARTMENTS IN FRANCE