🔶 7 départements en Orange (https://t.co/CSYEovTI83) pic.twitter.com/ZZHM6U6yFD
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) February 26, 2024
But a seventh territory was also destroyed. placed on orange alert, for avalanches this time. This is the Pyrenees-Atlantiques. During the night of Monday & Tuesday, as well as all day this Tuesday, February 27, “significant quantities of snow will fall on the Pyrenees, above 1,000 m&etres", warns Météo-France in its 10 p.m. bulletin. The Pyrenees-Atlantiques will be more affected by these snowfalls. Result: the'activity Avalanche intensity will increase during the day on Tuesday. Late Monday evening, M&téo-France reported that it was already snowing. "significantly on the Pyrenees-Atlantiques above 1,100-1,200 mètres". The meteorological service also warned that an extension of the strong activity could be expected. avalanche machine was possible in the Hautes-Pyrénées, "depending on the zoning of the heaviest snowfall".