Almost all of France in yellow vigilance this Saturday, Paris under hailstorms-Liberation
After A week of almost estimated heatthe weather is deteriorating strongly this Saturday, May 3, with risks of thunderstorms on almost all of France. The majority of metropolitan departments are placed in yellow vigilance by Météo Francewith phenomena « occasionally and locally dangerous ” in the afternoon.
In Paris and its surroundings, the sky turned in a few minutes around 4 pm, and an impressive downpour of a decade of ten minutes overwhelmed the streets of the capital, taking short the people seated on the terrace, the passers -by and other cyclists strolling through the flooded avenues. Several metro stations quickly met under waters. For the time being, traffic is disrupted on several portions of lines 3 and 9 of the Paris metro, with flooded stations (Porte de Champerret, Alma-Marceau, Voltaire and Victor Hugo, according to the Ratp). On the SNCF side, the storm did not cause any major disturbance. Small power cuts took place in certain places, quickly repaired and without impact on traffic, specifies the railway group.
Places welcoming the public had to close their doors because of water infiltration, such as the Lights workshop in the 11th arrondissement. In the same area, a tree fell under the effect of gusts of wind near the crossing between the Boulevards Voltaire and Richard-Lenoir, could see Release. However, no victim is to be deplored.
Important hailstorms have also fell to the Lyon region, the weather channel points out on social networksrelaying photos of bleached floors.
After a relatively calm morning, even sunny in places, « In the afternoon, time becomes more and more cloudy and heavy »planned the meteorological organization. He expected the occurrence of thunderstorms « From the Pyrenees to the Massif Central then towards Rhône-Alpes and La Bourgogne Franche-Comté », with « A little hail ». The forecasts therefore seem to have been below reality.
Temperatures, « are down slightly » Compared to those of the last days, note Météo Francewith up to 22 ° C in the north of the country. They can reach 27 ° C in the South.
For Sunday, time should remain agitated, with « Locally marked stormy rains from Occitania in the center-east« Anticipates the institution. A large southern half of France, ranging from southwest to northeast, should be maintained in yellow vigilance for risk of thunderstorms. Following strong precipitation, the departments of Isère and Drôme will even be threatened by floods.
The start of next week will remain under the sign of humidity, with stormy rains expected on Monday by Météo France « From the Pyrenees to the Alps, as well as on Corsica », Before showers the next day. On the temperatures side, they should iron « In seasonal normal across the country, or even slightly below in places ».
Update : at 6.30 p.m., with the addition of the hail storm which occurred in the Lyon region and the SNCF details.
