The episode was brief but intense, in Vendée. From 5 p.m. this Tuesday, calls increased to the center of the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service after a depression affected the department. “During this episode, Sdis received around 200 calls and carried out 16 interventions“, indicate the emergency services in the operation report.
Gusts of wind that approached 100 km/h
Eighteen vehicles were sent to the four corners of Vendée to carry out all kinds of interventions. But they mainly consisted of secure and clear the roads on which one or more trees had fallen, “in addition to municipal technical services and the departmental roads service“. The firefighters also confirm having secured several sites where objects threatened to fall.
It must be said that the gusts were violent this Tuesday evening, especially on the coast. According to the data recorded by Meteociel, the wind blew up to 80 km/h in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine, 82 km/h in La Roche-sur-Yon and Fontenay-le-Comte, 84 km/h in Le Perrier and 86 km/h in Noirmoutier. The weather stations on Île d'Yeu and Grues even recorded peaks around 100 km/h with, respectively, 97 km/h and 94 km/h recorded in the evening.
