Eight French Departments Under Yellow Alert for Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain

Eight departments in France are under a "vigilance jaune" (yellow alert) for Sunday, October 18, due to risks of thunderstorms and locally intense rainfall. The affected areas include Var and Côtes-d'Armor for rain-flood, and Calvados, Seine-Maritime, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Corse, and Manche for thunderstorms. No higher-level orange or red alerts are currently in effect.