Yonne is still among the 31 departments placed on orange snow and ice alert by Météo-France this Thursday, November 21, 2024. The morning's precipitation has already covered the landscapes of Puisaye, Pays-d'Othe and Avallonnais a thin layer of snow. New, more sustained falls are expected in the evening.
The first snowflakes sometimes fell with intensity, in places, this Thursday, November 21, at the end of the morning, making the traffic conditions “very delicate” on the secondary roads in Puisaye, in Avallonnais or even in the country of 'Othe.
Snowy precipitation which should intensify in the early evening when the mercury will approach 0°C. In its 4 p.m. bulletin, Météo France notes “that an active disturbance linked to the Caetano depression extends over Burgundy Franche-Comté as well as the south of the Grand-Est”. And that this disturbance will give “locally sustained snowfall at low altitude in the departments concerned”.
More sustained snowfall in the evening
“Snowfall is circulating in Burgundy Franche-Comté, Champagne, the Vosges and Haut-Rhin. Up to 3 to 5 cm of snow has fallen on Burgundy and the Langres plateau, the Vosges department since the end of this Thursday morning,” continue the forecasters.
On its Facebook page, the Météo 89 site observes that “the precipitation has decreased in intensity since 2:30 p.m., with only a few flakes or light rain remaining in places. And that the snow will return at the end of the day from the north of the department.” Based on photos taken by Internet users, Météo 89 indicates “that a nice layer of snow is observed near Fontaines, Treigny, Merry-la-Vallée and Magny”. In Sens as in Auxerre, the snow has so far not held on to the ground.
Complicated traffic conditions in Côte-d'Or
In terms of traffic conditions, in Yonne, the road network remains fluid at midday. However, numerous slowdowns are reported on the A6 motorway, between Beaune and Pouilly-en-Auxois, in both directions of traffic.
Snow and ice alert in Yonne: speed reduced by 20 km/h on the roads this Thursday, November 21
Regarding school transport, On its website, the Burgundy Franche-Comté Region indicates this Thursday afternoon that “regional school transport in Yonne risks being disrupted in the evening with possible delays”. And on the rails, SNCF Bourgogne Franche-Comté invites its users to “check train traffic before going to the station” on the regional TER website and on SNCF connect and advises to limit, “if possible, travel today 'today. »
The services of the Yonne prefecture invite you to follow live the state of road traffic on the Icaunais network via the departmental council website as well as on Bison Futé and the APRR and Vinci autoroutes sites.
And tomorrow?
The orange snow-ice alert remains in effect until noon this Friday, November 22. On its Facebook page, the City of Auxerre announces that school transport will not run on Friday morning, “including shuttles from the bus station and D1”. The Flexibus is also suspended until midday, but the replacement service is maintained. The urban bus network “remains assured until further notice”.
Franck Morales, with Myriam Lebret
