Like eight other departments in the Center-East, Haute-Loire is on orange alert for violent winds this Monday, November 25. During the night, many motorists reported trees and telephone poles falling onto the roadway.
After the snow on the heights of the department, it is the wind which has been blowing in gusts over the Haute-Loire since this Sunday, November 24. Because of Storm Bert, Météo France has triggered the orange alert. But the lull should return in the afternoon.
Telecom poles and trees on the road
Yesterday afternoon, many motorists reported the presence of telecom poles fallen on the road. Like on the RD 105 in Montfaucon-en-Velay, at midday, or on the RD 6 in Saint-Didier-en-Velay. In Chastel, on the D4, the pole was only held by the electric cables. In the middle of the afternoon, a large tree blocked traffic on the RD 6 in La Chapelle-Geneste.
During the night from Sunday to Monday, the wind once again caused damage around the Altiligrian roads. At 8 p.m., the first motorist reported a tree across the RD 18 in Queyrières. A few hours later, at the end of the night, shortly before 5 a.m., a second call alerted of the presence of another tree lying on the RD 19 in Cistrières, completely cutting off traffic. Twenty minutes later, the gendarmerie emergency call center received a new call following the presence of yet another tree on the RD 590 between Siaugues-Sainte-Marie and Langeac… Damage caused by gusts regularly exceeding 100 km/h… The roof of a house in Saint-Just-près-Brioude paid the price this Monday morning. Literally torn off by the wind, the roof ended up on the road running alongside the house.
A gust of 116 km/h captured in Chadrac
Gusts of 116 km/h have been recorded by the Chadrac weather station in recent hours. In the other stations in the department, gusts around 100 km/h were captured by the anemometers: 107 km/h at Mazet-Saint-Voy and Landos, 106 km/h at Fix-Saint-Geneys, 105 km/h. h in Monistrol-sur-Loire, 99 in Saugues, 96 in Fontannes and 91 km/h in Le Puy…
More impressive speeds have already been recorded in Haute-Loire, but it remains a pretty big gale!
The expert of Weather News predicts a calm at the very beginning of the afternoon. The orange alert should be lifted at 3 p.m. in the department. “Haute-Loire is located in a zone of strong winds without disturbances. It will not be affected by the Cévennes episode expected elsewhere. At the end of the afternoon, rain should replace the gusts,” concludes the meteorologist.
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Gusts of up to 120 km/h expected: Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire… Nine departments on orange alert
Nathan Marliac
France
