Thunderstorms: Winemakers in Distress

After the major storms that hit the south of France on Sunday 11 May, farmers can only notice the damage. In Gironde, the wine growers are desolating themselves of the weather disasters that are increasing in recent years.

The Gironde and Gers in particular experienced an impressive fall of hailstones and numerous thunderstorms this Saturday. Disruptions could continue on Sunday.

On Sunday 11 May, the elements unleashed on a diagonal from the south-west to the north of France. "It fell up to 100mm against the relief in the Albères", the most oriental massif of the Pyrenees, indicated on X (ex-Twitter) Keraunos, the French observatory of tornadoes and ora

A very intense episode of hail heavily watered the Pyrénées-Orientales on Sunday 11 May 2025 at the end of the day. The beach of Lydia, at Barcarès, was even adorned with white.

On Saturday, May 10, the south of the Gironde was hit by a violent hail episode, notably in Langon, but the vigilance was lifted in the department by Météo France.