Météo-France has issued an orange alert for the Hérault department, concerning storms and flood-rain, for the night of Tuesday, October 6th to Wednesday, October 7th, 2026.
The meteorological agency describes a "pluvio-stormy Mediterranean episode requiring special monitoring given the remarkable intensity and rainfall amounts expected in a short time."
In the first part of the night, the episode will begin and could affect a large part of the department, from the first hills to the foothills of the Massif Central, with high rainfall intensities that may be slow-moving.
In the second part of the night, the stormy character will strengthen and become predominant. Locally violent gusts during storms, possibly tornadic phenomena, hail, and sustained electrical activity are also expected during this episode.
Rainfall accumulations could frequently reach 80 to 120 mm in a short period, on areas already heavily impacted the previous Wednesday.
