As of Friday, February 20, 2026, three French departments—Charente-Maritime, Loire-Atlantique, and Maine-et-Loire—remain under red alert for flooding, with approximately twenty others on orange alert due to persistent high water levels following Storm Pedro. Successive rainfall has caused significant overflows in major rivers like the Garonne, Charente, Maine, and Loire, particularly impacting the lower sections. While an easing of weather conditions is anticipated for the weekend, floodwaters are expected to continue their progression and remain elevated in affected estuaries due to high tide coefficients. In the Alps, four departments are on orange alert for avalanches.