Météo-France placed, during the night, nine departments in the center-east on orange alert for “strong wind”, and to reduce the risk of accidents the SNCF announced the interruption of numerous train lines in the Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes this Monday.
All lines in the department of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme and Haute-Loire are affected, but also the Saint-Étienne – Le Puy en Velay-Lyon-Roanne-Montbrison line; the Roanne – Lyon line; the Paray-le-Monial – Lyon line; the Lyon – Saint André le Gaz line; the Lyon Saint Paul – L'Arbresle -Tassin-Lozanne-Brignais line and the Clermont-Lyon line, SNCF indicated on its website.
“Cuttings of INTERCITÉS are to be expected, as well as a reduction in services for certain TGVs. Furthermore, the speed of trains will be limited on several lines,” added the company.
The SNCF advises users to “regularly consult the TER site or a mobility application to check train traffic and to be careful during (your) travel”.
The departments on orange alert, which will be affected until 6:00 p.m. by strong gusts linked to the Bert depression, are Puy-de-Dôme, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Loire, Haute-Loire , the Rhône, the Ain, the Jura and the Isère.
“During the night from Sunday to Monday, the wind accelerated and reached 100-110 km/h, particularly in Lyonnais, the Givors sector, up to the northern plains of Auvergne and Saône-et-Loire. , with values for the Gier valley and the Haute-Loire valleys that can reach or exceed 120 km/h at peak,” explains a Météo-France bulletin on Sunday.
Strong gusts “may also concern neighboring departments and in particular northern Isère and the west of Ain”, warns the organization, adding that “uncertainty persists on a geographical extension of the phenomenon for strong gusts which can partially concern part of Cantal.
But these winds should weaken at the start of the afternoon over the Massif Central and a little later between Saint-Étienne and Lyon, according to Météo-France.
Storm Bert hit the United Kingdom and Ireland on Saturday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and heavy snow, disrupting transport and leaving tens of thousands of homes without electricity.
