An impressive hail storm falls on the capital, the metro disturbed by the floods

The heat still reigned in the morning of this Saturday, May 3, 2025, before a change in radical weather. Around 4 p.m., an important hailstorm struck Paris and Île-de-France, causing to many disturbances In transport, especially in the metro, as reported by several Internet users on social networks.

Several hampered lines

On the relayed images, the roads are immaculate white corresponding to the hailstones of Several centimeters who fell in the capital and in the neighboring departments. In a video shared by journalist Guillaume Séchet, large hailstorms resonate on the structure of a building. According to the weather chain website, temperatures have dropped 7 degrees in just 20 minutes.

This a few minutes downpour has repercussions on metro traffic. Stopping Victor Hugo is not served on line 2. ditto on line 3, at the Champerret dooror on line 9 at the stations Alma-Marceau and Voltairereports the RATP on the social network X. For its part, line 6 is very disturbed.

Weather conditions also surprised the motorists. Towards 17 hoursthe Sytadin site identified more than 150 kilometers of traffic jams in Île-de-France.

Météo-France had placed the capital and the Ile-de-France region on yellow vigilance. In the coming days, temperatures will continue to drop after several days of heat, where mercury has climbed up to 30 degrees.

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