Suddenly, the deluge.
Waterfalls fell on the capital, shortly before 6 p.m., due to violent storms.
The Eiffel Tower weather station recorded gusts of up to 104 km/h.
On social networks, images showing flooded streets have multiplied.
It would have fallen 26 mm of rain in less than an hour, according to the weather station of the Montsouris park, notes the meteorologist Guillaume Séchet.
Other weather accounts mention 44 mm recorded in one hour of precipitation in Paris.
⛈ The storm brings torrential rains to Paris where many streets are flooded!
The station in the capital records 44 mm of rain in 1 hour!
(via @ate_my_heart_) pic.twitter.com/vAy0NNhVZi
— Weather Express (@MeteoExpress) August 16, 2022
If you have planned to shelter from the rain in the Paris metro, this may not be the right idea.
He too is a victim of the heavy rains that are currently falling in the capital.
Several Internet users have noticed water spills at the entrance to certain stations in the underground network.
“Only one station is closed at 7 p.m., according to the RATP, requested by Le Parisien.
This is Alma Marceau on line 9”.
Paris in August is fun, you can even go jet skiing there!
#Paris #storm #stormparis pic.twitter.com/QUhUBgbTtU
— Cecile (@cecile433) August 16, 2022
Images also show whole waves rushing into the Balard station on line 8. “Four of the six entrances are closed to the public”, specifies the RATP.
If the images are impressive, the Paris Fire Brigade also wants to be reassuring.
“It is very calm for the moment, there have been no particular interventions following the storms”, reports an officer who leaves a situation point of the crisis cell shortly before 7:30 p.m.
>> More information to come on leparisien.fr
