139 km/h recorded in Villard-de-Lans, 87 km/h in La Buisse or even 84 km/h in Grenoble. Here are the first details of the gusts of wind which swept the department of Isère this Wednesday, October 8. The wind gets stronger as the day goes on.
139 km/h recorded in Villard-de-Lans
At 4 p.m., the weather station Villard-de-Lans recorded a wind gust of 139 km/h, the record for this day so far. Furthermore, at the end of the afternoon, Météo France recorded 100 km/h summer in Coublevie, 108 km/h in Chamrousse and 91 km/h in Bourgoin-Jallieu.
Closed parks and gardens in Grenoble
In Grenoble, the cable car is stopped. The city has also decided to close parks and gardens. It is in the Vercors for the moment that the strongest winds have been observed. A strong wind which causes branches and trees to fall in Isère. Train traffic has been interrupted in the Grenoble-Lyon direction since the beginning of the afternoon.
According to Enedis, around 1,000 homes were without electricity at 6 p.m. this Wednesday in Isère. Cuts which first concerned the Vienne sector before shifting to the center of the department and the Chartreuse.
Denis Souilla, Radio France
