German weather service warning of continuous rain at the edge

German weather service: warning of continuous rain at the edge of the Alps

Status: 08.19.2022 21:04

The German weather service predicts heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms for much of the country. The risk of bad weather is greatest near the Alps. Flooding has already occurred in western Austria.

At night and the next night it threatens to get wet and stormy in some parts of Germany. The German Weather Service (DWD) warns in the south and southeast of prolonged and locally heavy rains and isolated storms. The amount of rain will then gradually move to the northeast.

Locally heavy rains with precipitation of 20 to 40 liters per square meter can occur in a short time until Saturday morning or Saturday morning. In some cases, the DWD also warns of “stormy developments” with rainfall of up to 60 liters per square meter in a few hours.

In addition, there may be individual showers or thunderstorms in the northeast with a local risk of heavy rain of up to 20 liters per square meter in a short time.

According to the DWD, isolated storms are also possible in the west overnight. On Saturday, there will be isolated and locally prominent thunderstorms from west to east with heavy rain, hail and heavy to blustery gusts.

Extreme storms possible at the edge of the Alps

At the edge of the Alps, there is a storm warning for extremely heavy continuous rain with up to 140 liters per square meter until Saturday morning. According to the DWD, 50 to 80 liters per square meter are still possible in other parts of Bavaria and south-east Baden-Württemberg. This means: possible flooding of basements and streets, flooding of streams and rivers, flooding of streets and landslides. The population was invited to close windows and doors.

Bad weather in Austria: flooding in Vorarlberg

Storms in western Austria caused flooding on Friday night. In the state of Vorarlberg, roads near Bregenz on Lake Constance were flooded, as can be seen in the photos. As reported by broadcaster ORF, firefighters were already on duty in the area more frequently on Friday night, among other things because of flooded basements. Because of the constant rain, several underpasses and stretches of road were flooded on Friday – train connections were also affected.

Claudia Kleinert, climate specialist at ARD, how is the current situation with storms in Germany?

Tagesschau24 18:30, 19 August 2022