Deep Kirsten in Bavaria: Alarm throughout the Free State - “reckless water sports enthusiasts” at lakes in danger

Storm depression Kirsten hits Bavaria harder than expected. Franconia is particularly hard hit. The DWD warning has been lifted for large parts of Bavaria.

• After the change in the weather * at the weekend, it was now really uncomfortable.
• Storm low Kirsten pulled over Bavaria on Wednesday - violent gusts of wind throughout the Free State.
• Storm warning from the DWD canceled for large parts of Bavaria.

10:34 p.m .: On Wednesday, storm Kirsten caused a stir in Bavaria . In the meantime, however, the Free State seems to have weathered the most violent gusts of wind. The German weather service largely canceled the official warnings in the evening. Only in northern Bavaria do people still have to be careful.

The DWD warns in the Coburg area, for example, and writes: “There are gusts of wind at speeds between 55 and 70 kilometers per hour from the west. In exposed locations, gusts of wind of 75 kilometers per hour must be expected. ”So storm depression Kirsten moves on.

Weather in Bavaria: Storm low Kirsten ensures missions on lakes - “reckless water sports enthusiasts” in danger

20:29 : storm Kirsten swept on Wednesday (August 26th) over Bayern . Lakes were particularly affected by the unsettled weather conditions. The German Meteorological Service on Waginger and Tachinger See warned of strong winds and gusts of wind with wind speeds between 50 and 60 kilometers per hour. In such spheres, water sports enthusiasts would have to come ashore without a hitch, but not everyone adhered to the guidelines on site.

The Police Inspectorate running speaks in a press release of "some careless boaters who irresponsibly ignored the warning and continued to be traveling with a stand-up board and rowing boat or inflatable boats." As a result, had police and water rescue several times to rescue rush out and exhausted people out of the water to fetch.

Currently #storm warnings in southern Upper Bavaria. Among other things, the #WagingerSee is also affected - people on the water no longer come on land due to the # storm gusts. Please avoid staying on and in the water! Current weather warnings here: https://t.co/pE8ONK64wP

A similar picture emerged at Chiemsee , as reported by rosenheim24.de *. At the largest lake in the Free State, the water police also had to deploy on several missions. The strong west wind even washed large sailing yachts ashore. Some overturned boats could not yet be recovered and initially only anchored. Nobody got hurt.

Storm Kristen rages in Bavaria: trailers on the Autobahn are hit by a gust of wind

4.44 p.m .: Storm depression Kirsten caused a traffic accident on Wednesday (August 26th) on the A7 between Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Wörnitz (district of Ansbach).

A gust of wind hit this trailer on the A7 in Franconia. The driver got away with the shock.

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Not the only chaos that storm Kirsten caused in Bavaria. A nodded maypole, closed railway lines and abandoned weekly markets - the storm "Kirsten" has passed over Bavaria and has caused some damage in the process. Fallen trees and kinked branches partially disrupted train traffic in Franconia and Upper Bavaria.

Storm depression Kirsten rages over Bavaria: Maypole falls in Würzburg on the market square

1:15 p.m .: Storm Kirsten is raging over Bavaria and has now killed the maypole in Würzburg , as reported by br.de. However, according to the first reports, there are no injuries. The clean-up is in progress. Many emergency services fear that the worst in Franconia is not over yet. As reported (see update from 7:21 p.m.) the trees are already heavily attacked by the extreme drought in many places. In addition, they still have full leaves and thus offer a stronger attack surface for the gusts of wind. The DWD warning of gusts of wind continues for the whole of Bavaria into the evening hours.

Only the stump: Storm Kirsten felled the maypole in Würzburg. Fortunately, no one was injured.

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Storm depression Kirsten meets Bavaria: DB closes the first routes

12.45 p.m .: Another railway line must be closed. There are also trees in the track between Schwabach and Roth on the Nuremberg-Treuchtlingen line. Trains from Treuchtlingen end prematurely in Roth. The lock between Zirndorf and Fürth could meanwhile be lifted again. The Fürth district fire inspection warns of falling objects via Twitter.

The first # storm damage is recorded in the # LandkreisFürth. Take care, fallen trees and falling objects are to be expected! #Ffw # feuerwehrlandkreisfürth #sturmtief #kirsten #feuerwehr #baumaufstrasse pic.twitter.com/zs07hZvRBi

Update, 11:33 : storm Kristen solves the first damage and disabilities into francs. According to br.de, two stores in Erlangen have to close early. The German (DB) locks first distances. Trees lie on the tracks between Zirndorf and Fürth . Nothing works there anymore. A replacement train service should be set up immediately, according to DB.

Update from August 26, 9:33 a.m .: The foothills of Storm Kristen have hit Bavaria. In the north, i.e. throughout Franconia and the Upper Palatinate, the storm is already raging with gusts of up to 65 km / h. For the center and the south it should be the hardest from 11 a.m. The DWD warns of falling branches and other objects.

The German Weather Service is currently warning of Kirsten for all of Bavaria.

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Update from August 26th, 6:48 am: Wednesday will probably be the most uncomfortable day of the week in Bavaria . The reason is squalls that move over the Free State together with dry and relatively warm air .

In the morning the wind picked up significantly, as the DWD reports. In many places there are stormy gusts between 60 and 75, in northern Franconia and in the mountains also gusts of up to 85 km / h. In the ridge areas and on high Alpine peaks, sometimes heavy gusts of wind or gale-force gusts of around 100 km / h. The wind will continue until the evening hours, only then will a slight weakening be felt from the south.

It remains with mild temperatures between 19 degrees in Franconia and 28 degrees on the Inn. In the afternoon, thick clouds move across the initially clear sky from the north . However, it mostly remains dry. On Thursday night the wind eases.

Storm depression Kirsten rolls towards Bavaria at night: Warning for the entire Free State

Update from August 25, 7:21 p.m.: The first offshoots from Kristen will reach Bavaria during the night . The storm is already raging over Great Britain, the English Channel and northern France and then rushes from the northwest towards Germany and Bavaria during the night. The German Weather Service (DWD) has already colored the warning card for Bavaria completely orange.

The German Weather Service is currently warning of Kirsten for all of Bavaria.

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There is actually a storm warning for all of Bavaria. Specifically, according to the current state of knowledge, it starts at around 5 a.m. in northern Bavaria . There are then squalls of up to h km 65 / expected. That doesn't seem like much at first, says graduate meteorologist Tobias Reinartz from the DWD , “but after extreme drought in large parts of the country, the trees are severely weakened and at the same time full of leaves.” Furthermore, it is practically the first event of this year's storm season that trees are So, apart from previous local thunderstorms, it has not been tested for a long time.

Storm depression Kirsten over Bavaria: In the Alps and the Bavarian Forest, the situation is particularly critical

#Sturmtief #KIRSTEN is on the way!
Currently still over the Irish Sea, tomorrow morning over the German Bight. His storm field will expand to large parts of Germany tomorrow.

Current #warnings at https://t.co/EzlWZMR55T or in the #WarnWetter app. / V pic.twitter.com/hbMEScYnBs

For central Bavaria from Regensburg, for example, and northern Upper Bavaria, the warning applies from around 10 a.m. with the same wind speeds. Storm low Kirsten becomes more dangerous at higher altitudes. Depending on the altitude, up to 120 km / h can be reached there, warns the DWD. In the mountainous region - whether in the Alps or the Bavarian Forest - the warning applies from 3 a.m.

In any case, it is worth taking a look at the balcony, terrace and parking lot to see whether everything is reasonably safe. The DWD continues to warn of falling objects such as branches. Because one thing is clear: In contrast to thunderstorms, which are always local events, Kirsten meets all of Bavaria on an equal footing.

Update from August 25, 2:08 p.m .: The German Weather Service (DWD) reports: “During the night on Wednesday in the ridges of the low mountain ranges and on high Alpine peaks, gusts of wind up to 85 km / h from the southwest. On Wednesday, the wind continued to increase, initially in Franconia gusts of wind between 65 and 85 km / h, in the further course of the day also spreading to the areas south of the Danube. Hurricane-like gusts of 105 km / h are also exposed in the mountains.

For parts of Bavaria there are warnings from the German Weather Service about gusts of wind.

© German Weather Service

For parts of Bavaria there are warnings from the German Weather Service about gusts of wind. These apply on Wednesdays from 3 a.m. to 10 p.m.: "There are gusts of wind above 1500 m at speeds between 70 km / h (20m / s, 38kn, Bft 8) and 85 km / h (24m / s, 47kn, Bft 9) initially from the southwest, later from the west. In exposed locations, heavy gusts of around 100 km / h (28m / s, 55kn, Bft 10) have to be expected. "

Bavaria weather: heavy rain, squalls and thunderstorms threaten

Update from August 22, 3:28 p.m.: Dense gray clouds are moving across the Bavarian sky. In many places it has rained heavily. The German Weather Service (DWD) warns of heavy rain , squalls and even thunderstorms in two areas in particular . In the Upper Palatinate , around Regensburg , and between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Rosenheim , up to 20 liters of rain can fall on one square meter. In addition, there is a strong wind blowing at around 70 kilometers per hour.

Currently, the #cold front advancing southeast extends as a rain band with embedded #thunderstorms from Baden-Württemberg to Brandenburg. In the afternoon in the south-east of Bavaria there is an increased #storm potential. In the northwest showers and a few #thunderstorms with # squalls. / V pic.twitter.com/T1BNw1LUwL

Update from August 22nd, 9.12 a.m.: On Friday a heat wave rolled over parts of Bavaria - the temperatures climbed to 36 degrees. A cold front will cross the Free State on Saturday , as reported by the German Weather Service (DWD). “This morning in the northern half and in the west, individual thunderstorms, expanding south-east as the day progressed. While heavy rain by 20 l / sqm in a short time, small-grained hail and squalls h to 80 km /, "they say. In the afternoon in particular, there is a risk of "storm-like developments with heavy rain" and hail in Southeast Bavaria.

A cold front is moving over Bavaria today and brings heavy rain and sometimes even hail with it.

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Heat hammer in Bavaria! Even the German Weather Service warns - but a radical change is imminent

First report from August 21, 10:42 a.m .: Munich - heat wave in Bavaria! On Friday the temperatures climb to 30 to 36 degrees, so in the Free State it will be really hot again at the start of the weekend . In the Alps, isolated thunderstorms in the evening cannot be ruled out. This is reported by the German Weather Service (DWD). There is currently an official warning of heat. This applies on Friday between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

The German Weather Service warns of heat in almost all of Bavaria.

© Screenshot of the German Weather Service

Weather in Bavaria: On Saturday there is a threat of thunderstorms and rain in the Free State

In the night of Saturday more and more clouds will come from the west, in Franconia and Swabia some strong thunderstorms * are possible. On Saturday there is a threat of thunderstorm rain in Upper and Lower Bavaria , but in large parts of Franconia it will remain dry in the afternoon. The maximum values amount to 22 degrees according to DWD in Franken and 27 degrees on the lower Danube. In the event of thunderstorms, there is also a risk of squalls *.

Bavaria: weather change after heat hammer - temperature drop in Munich

In the state capital, too, there is a fall in temperature at the weekend. On Friday the thermometer climbs up to 34 degrees, on Saturday and Sunday in Munich it only reaches 23 degrees. This means that the temperature drops by a full 10 degrees at its peak within 24 hours. The thunderstorms can also bring heavy  rain at times.

"#Bruzzelwarm" last night to today's Friday, especially in the west and north-west. There often a #tropennacht (minimum temperature not below 20 degrees), in #Gevelsberg not even below 25 degrees. With the upcoming cooling down, fresher again at night. / V pic.twitter.com/OpxEsoyOnP

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