Lyon weather stations recorded winds of up to 125 km/h on Monday, November 25. They significantly disrupted road and rail traffic, among other things.
Trees uprooted almost everywhere in the Lyon region but no serious injuries so far. The Rhône firefighters have been increasing their interventions since Monday morning and the passage of storm Bert over the department, placed on orange vigilance, like its neighbor in the Loire.
And for good reason, several monthly records have been recorded, notably in Lyon, where the Bron station – to the east of the metropolis – recorded gusts of 125 km/h this Monday midday. Unheard of for the month of November. And very close to the historic record of 126 KM/H recorded in October 1987, according to the InfoClimat survey site. In the Loire, the wind blew up to 141 km/h in Saint-Chamond.
South of the Rhône, where the wind blows the strongest, a truck saw its trailer overturned this Monday morning on the A47, blocking the roadway for several kilometers. The highway CRS was able to intervene and evacuate the two heavy goods vehicles involved, but the highway remained blocked until mid-afternoon.
Trees uprooted everywhere
The SNCF had taken the lead by canceling most of the TER on the region's lines, in particular the Lyon-Saint-Étienne and the tram-trains in western Lyon. In Lyon, traffic is disrupted on the Trawmay network due to the presence of branches on the tracks. On the cycling side, the vice-president in charge of mobility at the Lyon metropolis, Fabien Bagnon (EELV), also urged users to exercise caution.
The city of Lyon had decided to close its large parks and cemeteries as well as the Christmas market on Place Carnot. Further east, the OL Vallée shopping center has also closed its doors. In the same area, the Beltrame high school in Meyzieu closed its doors for the afternoon.
Many trees were uprooted, sometimes falling on cars. In Parilly Park, several dozen trees were uprooted.
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