Thunderstorms introduced heavy precipitation and hail to Switzerland on Sunday afternoon. The areas of Geneva, Lake Constance and Nyon have been notably affected. Trains now not run between Nyon and Trélex (VD) on the Nyon-St-Cergue-Morex railway line.
Violent storms hit Switzerland on Sunday till the tip of the night, with additional penalties on Monday. Alternative buses for the minimize practice line between Nyon and Trélex have been organized for vacationers. Visitors ought to resume on Friday, the CFF introduced on Monday X.
The final residual showers fell within the early morning earlier than reasonably sunny climate returned, MeteoSwiss reported. Some precipitation can be attainable once more within the Jura within the night. It is going to be 22 levels at most.
Flooding round Lake Constance
Lake Constance was positioned at hazard stage 4 (out of 5), ie “excessive hazard”, on the federal pure hazard threshold on Monday. This implies that there’s a excessive danger of flooding across the lake.
In Gottlieben (TG) and Berlingen, for instance, the riverside promenades are beneath water. Two streams burst their banks in Berlingen after a violent storm. The streets have been flooded and the cantonal street crossing the city was closed to site visitors, stated the city’s mayor, Ueli Oswald.
The present state of affairs on Lake Constance is much less alarming than in 1999. That yr, the utmost lake stage on the Berlingen measuring station was round 65 centimeters greater than the worth measured on Monday morning.
Motorway exit closed in Geneva
A number of roads stay closed in Saconnex-d’Arve and the encircling space whereas firefighters are working to clear the rubble, Geneva police stated.
Closed at daybreak as a result of flooding, the Geneva-La Praille exit was capable of reopen round 8:30 a.m. Nevertheless, site visitors on this space is closely disrupted and police advise in opposition to driving there. The cantonal police reported 3,600 calls to 118 and 338 interventions that mobilized greater than 300 firefighters and devoted volunteers. Three fires broke out in the course of the storm, together with a fireplace in a villa after a lightning strike.
Sudden storms
These dangerous climate circumstances didn’t trigger any accidents or casualties. However the movies and pictures which have flooded social networks since Sunday are proof of the suddenness of those storms.
The heavy rain introduced hail in locations and 1000’s of lightning strikes. Till 8:30 pm, about 18,000 lightning bolts tore by means of the sky, based on SRF Meteo. The Nyon measuring station (VD) recorded the heaviest precipitation, with 50 millimeters, because the area skilled rain. Elsewhere in Switzerland, hail as much as 5 cm in diameter fell on Lake Brienz within the Bernese Oberland.
Switzerland is at present positioned instantly on the border between the cool air from the north-west and the nice and cozy air from the Mediterranean, which is the rationale for this stormy state of affairs.
A mud slide in close by France
In neighboring France, a part of the A40 motorway, in direction of Chamonix between exits 13 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and 14 Annemasse, in Haute-Savoie, was minimize off on Sunday night as a result of a mudslide brought on by dangerous climate, the ATMB reveals. motorway community.
The incident didn’t trigger any accidents or accidents, the community stated. On the finish of the afternoon, ATMB crews have been capable of clear the left lane to reopen site visitors for drivers who have been caught behind the embankment.
In Collonges-sous-Salève and Saint-Julien, heavy rain prompted flooding of streets, cellars and basements. About 80 firefighters have been mobilized, out of a complete of 226 interventions.
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