The wind has been blowing very hard in Midi-Pyrénées since Monday morning. Haute-Garonne and Tarn have been placed on orange vigilance for strong winds, and the alert is valid until 4 p.m. this Tuesday, March 15. The wind reached 111 km/h at St-Félix Lauragais, 101 at Blagnac, 89 at Francazal, 98 km/h at Tanus and 93 at Castres-Mazamet (81). In addition, it reached 96 km / h in Alpuech, Villefranche de Rouergue and Ségur (12) and 89 km / h in Mauroux (32).
A 52-year-old woman was seriously injured when a branch fell on her head at midday Monday in a wood of Auzielle, southeast of Toulouse. She is hospitalized in Purpan. Since then, no other notable interventions for the Haute-Garonne firefighters who have intervened a dozen times for falling branches and power lines.