Seven departments in the center-east remain placed on orange alert on Monday for “strong winds”, Météo-France having lowered the alert for Puy-de-Dôme and Allier in its bulletin published at midday.
This orange vigilance now only concerns Ain, Isère, Saône-et-Loire, Loire and Haute-Loire, the departments of Rhône and that of Jura, still swept by the gusts linked to the depression Bert, and this until 6:00 p.m.
Rail lines, notably that between Saint-Étienne and Lyon, one of the busiest in France, were interrupted as a precaution until the evening, with no replacement coaches deployed for travelers, specifies SNCF Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on his X account.
The normal resumption of traffic is planned for Tuesday morning, but the SNCF nevertheless invites its travelers to find out on the TER site or a mobility application to find out if their train will run. Traffic on the line between Clermont-Ferrand and Nevers could resume in the early evening, indicates the SNCF.
“The wind is still blowing strong this Monday at midday,” writes Météo-France in its latest bulletin. At the end of the morning, gusts of 117 km/h were recorded in Lyon, 101 km/h in Saint-Etienne.
“In the departments remaining on orange alert, strong gusts are still expected until mid-afternoon, with 100 to 110 km/h in places on the plain, up to 120 km/h in the Gier valley and south- Lyonnais”, specifies the organization.
Despite the strength of the wind, emergency services have not yet reported any significant damage, apart from an overturned truck on the A47 which caused traffic jams between Saint-Étienne and Lyon.
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.
