After the devastating storm in August 2023, the district is considering installing hail protection by aircraft. The site in Pömetsried is an ideal location.
The Werdenfels sports flying group is positive about the idea. Hail flies expose thunderstorm cells to silver iodide, which they use to “vaccinate” clouds. They believe that ideally no huge hailstones will form, but only clumps, sleet or heavy rain will reach the ground.. Storm “Denis” left pure destruction in Bad Bayersoien last summer. “Such a catastrophe is usually the initial spark for hail defense,” says Georg Vogl, head of the Rosenheim hail defense company ("I would start with one"), puts the annual operating costs for an aircraft at 120,000 euros if you consider the project put on the back burner. The Bavarian Insurance Chamber said in October that this amounted to 12 to 15 million euros due to the hail.