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Orange Rain-flood Warning issued for France - Ardèche

Reported by Meteoalarm France

An official Orange rain-flood warning was issued for Ardèche, France. It is marked severe and likely, with onset at 22:00 UTC on 19 October 2026 and expiry at 22:00 UTC on 20 October; additional impact details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.

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  • Affected location: Ardèche, France
Description: Ardèche River , France. Photo taken near the city of Aubenas . Source: own picture (Thomas Rosenau, User:Pumbaa80 ) Date: see metadata section below Other versions: opposite view Description: La rivière Ardèche , près d' Aubenas . Source: Image prise par Thomas Rosenau ( User:Pumbaa80 ) Date: voir ci-dessous (section «Metadata») Autres versions: vue opposée
Illustrative image: Description: Ardèche River , France. Photo taken near the city of Aubenas . Source: own picture (Thomas Rosenau, User:Pumbaa80 ) Date: see metadata section below Other versions: opposite view Description: La rivière Ardèche , près d' Aubenas . Source: Image prise par Thomas Rosenau ( User:Pumbaa80 ) Date: voir ci-dessous (section «Metadata») Autres versions: vue opposée — No machine-readable author provided. Pumbaa80 assumed (based on copyright claims)./Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Why it matters

The warning identifies severe, likely rain-flood conditions for Ardèche during the stated period.

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
7/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Urgency
6/10

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