Météo France a statement of wind speed records in Avignon and Carpentras on the night of January 31 to February 1. The mistral blew at 123.1 km/h in Avignon. Record also beaten in Carpentras, with a gust of 112.3 km / h, while the old record was 104.4 km / h and dated from 1987.
Consequence of the strong wind: the Vaucluse firefighters carried out 62 interventions in four hours, between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., mainly for uprooted trees or flying tiles. There are no injuries but it represents three times more interventions than an ordinary evening.
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And it’s not a record but the mistral also blew very hard on the summit of Mont Ventoux. A gust of more than 190 km/ha was recorded at the summit. 195.8 km/h were picked up around 5:30 p.m.
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