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The map gives an overview of all the heavy snowfall warnings for Rhône-Alpes. On the graphic you can see at which locations respectively in which areas of Rhône-Alpes heavy snowfalls and thereby large amounts of fresh snow and snow dangers are to be reckoned with. This may entail considerable traffic obstructions and snow damage in Rhône-Alpes.

We distinguish between weather watches and weather warnings. Heavy snowfall watches for Rhône-Alpes are issued if heavy snowfalls are probable but there are uncertainties about duration, intensity and/or the course of them. Heavy snowfall warnings for Rhône-Alpes, in turn, are divided into three levels (orange, red, violet) that comply whith the expected depth of fresh snow. The detailed and reliable forecasts of such heavy snowfall events are very important especially for the winter road maintenance, the traffic and the accident service of Rhône-Alpes.