Man Tries To Walk Through 115 MPH Winds In France, And It Goes Exactly How You’d Expect

When a storm is pushing more than 100 mph wind gusts, most people don’t choose to take a walk, but photographer Thomas Soullet isn’t like most people as he attempted that exact challenge.

Soullet went up to Puy de la Tache’s mile-high peak, which is located in central France, doing so as Storm Benjamin slammed the nation Thursday. (RELATED: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic Could See Halloween Plans Ruined Thanks To Potential Spooky Nor’easter)

According to Soullet via FOX Weather, the altitude was 5,350 feet, and his mission was to see how hard it would be to walk through a massive headwind. Soullet said that gusts reached 115 mph (187 km/hr), which is the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane.

Down from the mile-high peak at sea level, Meteo France recorded a 104 mph peak gust at Cagnano.

WATCH:

BLOWN AWAY: A man struggles to walk against extreme wind gusts at the summit of a mountain in France as a powerful storm swept across the country. pic.twitter.com/x9FbWTrcNh

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 26, 2025

The Daily Caller is currently tracking Hurricane Melissa, which is cranking 140 mph maximum sustained winds and currently located around 110 miles from Kingston, Jamaica to the south, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Per the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, Melissa is a Category 4.

The storm is expected to continue strengthening, with Melissa likely becoming a Category 5 hurricane as it gets closer to landfall in Jamaica, according to the NHC.

Great chance Melissa is Category 5 this evening. Hurricane Hunters data shows mid-to-low 940s mbar. Rapid intensification is ongoing.

She’s cranking in wind speeds of 132 knots (151 mph), which already makes her a high-tier Category 4. Stadium effect in eye is gorgeous. pic.twitter.com/tSqTmXTEGh

— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPow3ll) October 26, 2025

The Daily Caller will keep you updated on the latest with Hurricane Melissa, including when it upgrades to a Category 5.