DWD warns of strong thunderstorms in Bavaria: these counties are affected

Reach for the week storm the Free State. In the middle of the second week of Easter holidays, a deep comes from the British Islandsthe damp air rising to thunderstorms leads with it. The German Weather Service (DWD) therefore warns of severe thunderstorms and violent heavy rain in Bavaria. In this article, read which counties are affected and what the affected regions have to expect.

DWD: Severe weather warning only in the Allgäu and in the south of Bavaria – then large -scale

Bavaria is loud DWD warning card (External link) Large -scale: While in the afternoon only the south of the Free State, including Allgäu, was hit by thunderstorms, there were more large warnings on Wednesday evening. In the late evening, the DWD even tightened some warnings. Previously, he had in some areas with a storm warning of level 2 (Warning of striking weather) warned for the affected Bavarian counties, then even with level 3 (severe weather warnings).

The warnings apply partly until Wednesday, March 23, in the late evening, partly until the night of Thursday, April 24th. As it says on the DWD side, the thunderstorms moved out of the southwest. In Bavaria there were storm gusts at speeds around 70 to 80 km/h, as well as heavy rain with rainfall of up to 25 liters per square meter per hour and hail. In southwestern Bavaria, things should be even more violent in the late evening.

For these counties in Bavaria, a severe weather warning of level 3 applies

These counties in Bavaria are from the Severe weather warning of level 3 affected late Wednesday evening and Thursday night:

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• Miesbach
• District and city of Rosenheim
• Traunstein
• Altötting
• Mühldorf a. Inn
• Ebersberg
• Earth

According to the DWD, an « official storm warning against heavy thunderstorm with violent heavy rain and hail » applies here. The weather service assumes violent heavy rain with rainfall around 30 liters per square meter per hour, as well as storm gusts with speeds up to 80 km/h and hail with grain sizes of up to two centimeters.

In several counties, there is also a severe weather warning of level 2 against strong thunderstorms and heavy rain until late in the evening. Practically all Bavarian Swabia, the western parts of Upper Bavaria and the counties around Munich as well as the northern districts of Franconia are affected.

For the people in the affected areas, a warning of level 2 of strong thunderstorms, according to the DWD, means above all a danger from lightning strikes (and thus danger to life), but also that branches can fall down, fly around, flying and streets and underpasses can be flooded. In addition, aquaplaning can occur on the streets and hailstorm. The weather service recommends not to stay free, but to look for protection. In addition, waters are to be avoided and objects that are free outside are to be secured.