There were also strong gusts of wind. For example, a measuring station at the top of the Eiffel Tower was able to record a gust of wind of 104 kilometers per hour. This is evident from data from Météo France.
Just after 6 p.m., several metro stations in the French capital had to be closed due to the heavy rainfall that poured down the stairs to the platforms. This caused disruptions on several metro connections.
According to data from Météo France, at 7 p.m. at the monitoring station of the Montsouris park in the south of Paris, more than 40 millimeters of rain had fallen in a span of 90 minutes. That is almost “70 percent of what normally falls in one month,” says a spokesperson for the weather service.
Météo France also issued warnings of possible severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall in five departments in the south of the country. Code orange applies there. In all other French departments, code yellow applies to thunderstorms. In six departments in the south there is also code yellow for flood risk.