Wind reached 143 km/h in the mountains of Funchal

The strong wind that is felt in the Region and which led the IPMA to issue an orange warning, reached a maximum gust of 143km/h in the high areas of Funchal, more specifically in Chão do Areeiro, on Tuesday morning.

The gust, from the Southwest quadrant, was recorded at 7:20 am at that IPMA meteorological station.

Also at Madeira Airport, there was a maximum of

126 km/h at 6 am, this being the second highest record since 00:00 in Madeira. Next are Ponta do Pargo (116 km/h), Ponta de São Jorge (100 km/h) and Porto Santo Airport (96 km/h).

From Diário Notícias