The country's weather service Météo France placed 11 departments in the south east of the country on alert for either snow and ice or downpours that bring a risk of flooding. The départéments of Saône-et-Loire, Rhône, Loire, Ardèche were placed on Orange alert - the second highest warning level - on Friday morning for snow and icy conditions. The départéments of Ain, Drôme and Isère were also placed on alert for the same wintery conditions on Wednesday evening. (see map below)The winter weather warnings are due to remain in place until Friday morning. Residents in the départements with weather warnings in place were advices to take precaution when travelling and avoid unnecessary trips.

Source: The Local November 14, 2019 08:06 UTC