amazed, the inhabitants testify, here are their images

The horizon that takes care of and darkens, a sudden fall in temperature, the wind that rises, then blows hard, very strong, before a thunderstorm as brief as intense, and often Holds by thousandssometimes the size of a ping-pong or golf ball.

The inhabitants of a large part of the northern half Yvelines were surprised, this Saturday, May 3, 2025 on Saturday, by the violent weather episode which also crossed several other Ile -de -France departments and swept Paris.

Hundreds of images on social networks

The Yvelinois were at home, on the road, on a walk, in races or simply to their occupations. A almost ordinary day. In any case until around 3 p.m.-15:30 a.m., when the first thunderstorms declared themselves.

Pleasure at the Clayes-sous-Bois, where the phenomenon was particularly powerful, via Versailles, Beynes, Orgerus, Richebourg, Villiers-Saint-Frédéric or Villepreux, many were those to take their phone to film or take photos of this extreme climate event. Before, especially during, and after. The voices that we sometimes hear attest to the general amazement.

Damage of all kinds

At the invitation of 78 news, several of them agreed to send us their images. These testimonials summarize what the Yvelinois experienced in this first weekend of May 2025.

They also show the damage. There, cars riddled with impacts, at best, at worst with cracked or broken windshields. Here pierced gutters, perforated shutters or even out of use garden equipment and some floods A priori minimal housing … Impossible to make the whole list.

Two municipalities already announce that they will request recognition from the state of natural disaster

The Departmental Fire and Rescue Operational Center of Yvelines (Codis 78), joined by 78 news at the start of the morning, this Sunday, May 4, 2025, did not report significant interventions the day before firefightersnor visibly a peak of calls.

At the end of the morning, the Pleasure Municipality announced “that a request for recognition of the state of natural disaster” was going to be filed this Monday, May 5, 2025 “with the prefecture of the Yvelines”. The city of Clayes-sous-Bois will do the same.

Writing note: 78 ACTUE sends its thanks to all the Yvelinois who were kind enough to send us their images. However, this whole testimonial fund was not exploited. The name (the pseudo sometimes) of the authors of the videos used is at the end of the clip integrated into this article. Find other images on the 78 news Facebook page.

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