Weather: Wind gusts up to 120 km/h, these nine departments swept by storm Bert

In connection with storm Bert, nine departments have been placed on orange alert by Mét&eacuteo France for "violent winds" this Monday, November 25. Gusts of up to 120 km/h are expected.

During the night of Sunday, November 24 to Monday, November 25, Mét&eacuteo France placed nine departments in the central-eastern part of France on orange alert for “strong winds”, until 6 p.m. this Monday. Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Loire, Rhone, Haute-Loire, Ain, Isère and Jura are concerned. The strong gusts of wind are linked to the “Bert” depression. “The south-southeast wind has strengthened considerably on the departments placed on orange vigilance", specifies the weather station. 

This Monday morning, the wind gusts accelerated and reached 100-110 km/h “notably in Lyon, in the Givors area, as far as the plains of northern Auvergne and Saône-et-Loire, with values ​​in the Gier valley and the Haute-Loire valleys that could reach or exceed 120 km/h at peak”, indicates Météo France in its bulletin national. 

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Other departments soon to be affected by storm Bert ?

In the Pyrenees, winds are expected to weaken this Monday morning. The Massif Central will be affected by this depression until early afternoon. Finally, Lyonnais, the Gier valley and Saône-et-Loir will have to wait until mid-afternoon to see the effects of depression Bert fade. The station has already recorded gusts of 111 km/h in Clermont-Ferrand, 99 km/h at Puy Chadrac and 91 km/h at Saint-Etienne. 

Attention, Météo France warns that strong winds will not be limited to the departments placed on orange alert this Monday. "Uncertainty persists over a geographical extension of the phenomenon for strong gusts that may partially affect part of Cantal", we are assured. This Monday morning, all trains between Clermont-Ferrand and Paris were cancelled by SNCF. Trains running between the stations of Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Le Puy en Velay, Roanne, Montbrison and Roanne are also affected.