Overview

• A convective line that formed over Catalonia swept across the Mediterranean on Thursday evening, striking Corsica between roughly 19:00 and 22:00.
• Peak wind gusts reached 159 km/h at L’Île‑Rousse, with 158 km/h at Cagnano, about 140 km/h at Ajaccio, and 138 km/h at Calvi, according to reported observations.
• An ATR‑72 parked at Calvi’s Sainte‑Catherine Airport pivoted on a landing gear under a violent gust, and several inbound flights were diverted.
• Air traffic saw broader disruptions, including Air France flight 4244 from Paris to Bastia returning to Orly after circling for hours, while up to 10,000 households lost power between Calvi and L’Île‑Rousse.
• Heavy downpours and frequent lightning were logged, with localized hourly rain totals up to 25 mm and more than 2,000 lightning events on the west coast, yet no injuries were reported.