Strong thaw in Bavaria: roads and paths flooded - now there is another danger

The weather in Bavaria is currently diverse and wild.

In large parts there is flood, in the Alps there is a warning about the enormous danger of avalanches.

So are the prospects.

• In the past few weeks you could

  enjoy snow

  in

  Bavaria

  .

  But now there is a thaw.

• Therefore, the

  flood situation

  in parts of Bavaria is tense (see updates from January 29th and 30th).

• In some parts of the Free State there is

  flooding

  - and there is a risk of avalanches in the Alps.

• All news about the current weather * in Bavaria can be found here.

Update from January 30th, 6:25 p.m.:

There

is still a considerable

risk of avalanches

in the

Bavarian Alps

.

Above 1,600 meters, the main danger of drifting snow, said the Avalanche Warning Service Bavaria.

The weight of a single skier could trigger so-called snow boards.

The

avalanche warning level

was therefore 3 out of 5 on Saturday.

On steep slopes

, avalanches up to the middle elevations could resolve themselves due to the rain in the Alps.

In the past few days, it had rained widespread in the Free State, for high altitudes in the Allgäu Alps, the German Weather Service (DWD) had warned of heavy rain and thaw.

The Allgäu mountain rescue advised against

ski tours and snow hikes

on Saturday because of the

danger

of

avalanches

.

A relaxation of the situation is only in sight from next Wednesday due to further rainfall, it said.

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The thaw in Bavaria follows magnificent masses of snow - with unpleasant side effects.

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For

Sunday

, the DWD expects

mostly rain

near the Alps

, in parts of southern Bavaria

some snow may

fall.

In Franconia and the Upper Palatinate, the sun shines in some areas.

With maximum values ​​of minus 2 to plus 4 degrees, it will initially be colder in the Free State.

According to the meteorologists, temperatures will rise again at the start of the new week.

Storm in Bavaria: roads and paths flooded - one region particularly affected

Update from January 30th, 8:53 a.m.:

The

situation in Bavaria

is still tense.

In numerous Bavarian regions the water has already overflowed and flooded streets and paths.

The north (i.e. all of Franconia) and parts of the Upper Palatinate, but also the south along the Alps, is particularly affected.

Flood warning level

three (second highest) of the Bavarian flood

news service is currently in force

for the regions: Bamberg district, Lichtenfels district, Kulmbach district, Coburg district and Landshut district.

And the spook is not over yet.

The

German Weather Service

(DWD) continues to warn of partly severe thaws.

Until late at night on Sunday, rainfall in the low mountain ranges (measured since Thursday) of up to 70 liters per square meter is possible.

In the Alps, the

DWD

even

speaks

of “storm-like quantities” of 100 l / m² - in the Oberallgäu even locally up to 180 l / m².

During the day, however, the rain retreats more and more towards the south.

The

temperatures are

falling again.

They are between two degrees in the Franconian Forest and eleven degrees in the Chiemgau.

In the evening, the precipitation in northern Bavaria turns back into

snow

.

On the night of Sunday it snows again in the south of Bavaria, while it is slowly loosening up in Franconia.

The temperatures are usually around

freezing point

.

In parts of Upper Franconia, temperatures as low as minus seven degrees are possible.

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The situation in large parts of Bavaria remains tense.

Already floods in Franconia and the Upper Palatinate.

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Update, January 29, 18:42:

Thaw and persistent rains ensured in some parts

of Bavaria

on Friday for

flooding

.

The regions of

Lower and Middle Franconia

were particularly hard hit

.

But streams and rivers burst their banks in other parts of the country as well.

Floods in Bavaria: further severe weather warnings announced for the weekend

For the

weekend

, further storm-like

precipitation has been

announced

in parts of the Free State

.

As a result, the risk of flooding could

shift

increasingly to

eastern and southern Bavaria

.

The

water levels of

the flood

levels

rose in many places on Friday

.

Also,

fire brigades

were deployed to build with sandbags barriers or pumping out cellars.

The highest

flood level four

was reached on the Schwabach in Middle Franconia.

There were also

floods

in the Allgäu

.

According to the police, a car rolled into a stream in Stetten (Unterallgäu).

The car was swept away by the strong current until it became wedged under a bridge.

Weather in Bavaria: Fears of flooding in Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria

On the

Danube

in the Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria, the current should swell at the weekend when the floods run off the tributaries.

The

Regensburg

Water Management Office

expected warning levels two to three in the World Heritage City on Sunday.

In the further course of the Danube, the experts also fear flooding in Straubing, Deggendorf and Passau.

The

German Weather Service

announced more rain lows over the

Free State

for the next few days

.

On the night of Sunday, the continuous rain in the Alpine region is said to develop into a storm.

In southern Upper Bavaria and Allgäu, between 60 and 180 liters of water per square meter can fall.

Update, January 29, 1:08 p.m

.: The snow is melting.

Rain is falling.

It stays warm.

This combination causes the levels to rise throughout Bavaria.

An overview of the flood situation from Garmisch to Aschaffenburg.

Update, January 29, 8:28 a.m.:

On Friday morning, the

snowfall

begins in northern Germany

.

The focus of the snowfall is expected to be between East Frisia and Magdeburg.

On Saturday the snowfall will then move south.

"At first it looks like the snowfall is running out of breath," reports

weather.com

.

But the snow situation is not over yet, as it goes on: "

Cold air from the north

pushes the snow further south." Here, however, there is still warm and wet rain air.

But the rain turns into snowfall on Sunday.

In this way, a new, partly wet,

snow cover

is also forming in the south

.

Storm warning!

Tropical-warm storms sweep over Bavaria - and trigger weather chaos from today

Update, January 29, 6:05

: Almost throughout Bavaria warns the

German Weather Service

before

squalls

.

It says: "There are gusts of

wind

at speeds of around

75 km / h

(21m / s, 41kn, Bft 9) from a south-westerly direction." South of Munich, the

DWD warning card is

colored dark red and is valid until midnight on Sunday. In addition, a

storm warning of severe thaws

: “With positive temperatures and persistent rain,

severe thawing of

the snow cover occurs.

The runoff amounts to between 120 l / m² and 180 l / m². "The districts of Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu, Ostallgäu are affected.

Weilheim-Schongau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Miesbach, Rosenheim, Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land as well as the city of Kempten.

Depending on how fast and violently the snow thaws and how much rain there is, there could be floods in the extreme south of Bavaria (see previous update).

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The warning card for Bavaria lights up.

The south is particularly affected.

© Screenshot DWD

Storm warning!

Tropical-warm storms sweep over Bavaria - and trigger weather chaos from Friday

Update, January 28th, 10:51 pm

: "An explosive weather situation" is how DWD meteorologist Markus Übel describes the current situation in Bavaria.

A low brings "very mild air" to Bavaria.

And that with wind speeds of up to

80 km / h.

The German Weather Service has therefore

issued

a

storm warning

for all of Bavaria.

At the same time, the

Bavarian flood

warning service warns of

rising river levels in

Franconia

and

Regensburg.

There is also a

severe weather warning

for the Alpine and foothills of the Alps.

A lot of snow will thaw there on Friday and Saturday.

Depending on how fast and violently this happens and, above all, how much rain there is, there could be floods on rivers, streams and lakes in the extreme south of Bavaria.

If the fears come true, according to the meteorologist, there will be "a lot" of water in southern Bavaria.

Weather in Bavaria: German weather service warns - Alpine edge particularly affected

Munich (January 28, 12.55 p.m.)

- In the past few days it was white in

Bavaria

, and a lot of snow came down in the state capital Munich.

Yesterday, Wednesday, the weather there was still wintry, but already in the evening and over night the

weather change

slowly became noticeable with rising temperatures.

Weather in Bavaria: German weather service issues a warning for Munich

In Munich it rains at temperatures of three degrees, the thermometer continues to rise during the day.

Wetter.com

forecasts up to seven degrees

.

The

German Weather Service

has already issued a warning for the state capital.

There are 

gusts of wind

 at speeds of around 60 km / h (17m / s, 33kn, Bft 7) initially from the southwest, later from the west.

 Storm

gusts of up to 70 km / h

(20m / s, 38kn, Bft 8) must be expected

in exposed locations 

.

Strong thaw!

German weather service warns on the edge of the Alps - the warning applies all weekend

There is even a severe weather warning at the edge of the Alps, the area is marked in red on the DWD warning map.

The band stretches across the entire edge of the Alps.

With positive temperatures and persistent rain,

the snow cover thaws

heavily

.

The flow rates reach between 

70 l / m² and 100 l / m²

.

Warnings are also issued against squalls *, heavy squalls and strong thaws.

"The flow rates reach between 70 l / m² and 100 l / m²," warns the DWD.

The former warnings are valid until Friday morning, but the latter throughout the weekend.

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The DWD warning card: There is a storm warning south of Munich.

© Screenshot DWD

Heavy rain, warm wind and massive snowmelt on top of that: the ingredients for a flood situation in the Miesbach district are there.

The DWD warns of severe weather, flooding is possible. *

Weekend weather in Bavaria: Winter is returning

At the weekend, the

winter

sometimes comes

back.

Most of the snow * will probably be in the Harz Mountains, there are 20 to 30 centimeters in it, and in congested areas even up to half a meter, as

reported by

weather.com

.

From Saturday the

snowfall will

then

shift

south.

The temperatures drop to -teen degrees.

“In unfavorable locations maybe even below,” they say.

According to

weather.com

, something else is happening: “A surge of arctic air is coming towards us from the north.

Especially in the north and east we are

feeling

the

cold

again.

There can be severe frost during the nights.

The snowfall will move south until Sunday and winter will return there.

Only in the very west and south-west it probably won't be so cold. "

Bavaria weather: "Snow roller is running out of air a bit"

The

snowfall

in the south is no longer as extreme as in the north on Friday and Saturday.

“The snow roller from the north is running out of air a bit.

But new rain is coming in the west, ”reports

weather.com.

So winter is coming back for most of the country.

For next week, however, there are already signs of “massive warming”.

(came) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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