Weather alert: storm raging in Bavaria - rescuers in constant use, trees uprooted - red alert in the Alps
Created: 2022-02-07 05:51
By: Klaus-Maria Mehr, Katarina Amtmann
A storm is currently raging over Munich.
Fire brigade and weather service warn clearly.
© Roberto Pfeil/dpa/Feuerwehr München, Twitter/DWD
The hurricane warning from the German Weather Service was clear.
Now the storm is actually here and is raging in almost all of Bavaria.
The fire brigades are in constant use.
All news in the ticker.
The German Weather Service has issued an official storm warning of hurricane gusts for parts of Bavaria.
In Munich, the storm is already raging at full strength.
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Update from February 6, 9:33 p.m
.: The police headquarters in Upper Bavaria North recorded 77 storm operations in its catchment area, which extends from Ingolstadt to the south of Munich.
This was the result of a recent request from Bavarian Radio.
The Munich fire department reports 55 operations due to the storm.
Mainly fallen trees.
The Grafing fire brigade in the Ebersberg district posts a current photo of its operation – with the addition: "Please be careful if you have to be outside."
Storm in Bavaria: rescuers in constant use - severe weather warning for the Alps
So far there has been less going on in the south of Upper Bavaria.
This may also be due to the fact that the storm only felt here in the late evening hours.
Until the evening it was still largely quiet on the edge of the Alps.
Now gusts of wind are whipping against the houses here too.
And the calm is deceptive anyway.
There is a severe weather warning for the Alps: The DWD warns of dangerous hurricane gusts with wind speeds of up to 110 km/h, especially above a height of 1000 meters.
Update from February 6, 9:03 p.m .:
The S-Bahn is now also affected.
Due to objects on the route, the S2 no longer runs between Erdweg and Dachau.
A rail replacement service has been set up.
Also between Feldkirchen and Markt Schwaben (Ebersberg district) there are obstacles due to objects on the route.
Update from February 6, 7:01 p.m
.: A storm is currently raging in Munich and the surrounding area.
The Munich fire brigade has already reported several operations.
Trees are falling, branches are falling, construction fences are lying on the street, the fire brigade describes in a recent tweet.
Roof parts and other objects become self-sufficient.
Therefore, the clear request of the emergency services: "Take care of yourselves." The DWD also clearly warns of gusts of wind of up to 100 km / h in and around Munich.
Best of all, don't go outside at all.
Update from February 6, 12:06 p.m
.: Hurricane gusts can occur in the Alps, otherwise it will be cloudy in Bavaria on Sunday with mild temperatures. Around noon there will be dense clouds and precipitation, especially in northern Bavaria, which will spread southward in the afternoon. This was announced by the German Weather Service (DWD) on Sunday. The snow line is 600 to 900 meters. The maximum temperatures are between 2 and 9 degrees.
According to the DWD, there can be continuous rain below 800 meters in the low mountain range and on the Frankenhöhe and below 1000 meters in the Allgäu below 1000 meters from the afternoon to Monday morning, with around 30 liters per square meter being possible.
According to the meteorologists, it will be quite windy in the morning.
From the late afternoon, there should be occasional stormy gusts between 70 and 85, and occasionally severe gusts of wind up to 100 kilometers per hour.
Hurricane gusts in the Alps - snow and ice in the mountains
In the ridges of the low mountain ranges and in open areas of the Alps, there should be hurricane-like gusts of up to 110 kilometers per hour, and in the higher areas of the Alps hurricane gusts of between 120 and 160 kilometers per hour.
In addition, the meteorologists predict snow and smoothness in the mountains.
During the day there should be between 5 and 10 centimeters of fresh snow in the low mountain range and up to 20 centimeters in higher areas of the Bavarian Forest.
According to the forecast, it should also snow around 15 centimeters in the Bavarian Forest and up to 40 centimeters in the Alps, depending on the location.
Snowdrifts are likely in the higher mountains.
In Bavaria there is a red alert: there is a risk of hurricane gusts.
© Screenshot DWD
Hurricane gusts, squalls, snowfall and continuous rain - uncomfortable weather in Bavaria
Update from February 6, 10 a.m.:
Bavaria is facing a stormy day.
From 2 p.m. there is an official storm warning for hurricane gusts in the south.
In some districts there is a risk of gusts of wind or light snowfall (see first report).
The German Weather Service also warns of continuous rain.
Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Würzburg and Neustadt an der Aisch are among those affected.
It says: "
It rains continuously.
Rainfall of around 30 l/m² is expected
.” The warning is valid until four o'clock on Monday morning.
"Avoid being outdoors if possible!" Red alert: DWD warns of hurricane gusts in Bavaria
First report from February 6, 7.49 a.m .:
Munich – The weather in Bavaria is getting stormy, in the south there is even a red alert!
There is an official severe weather warning for hurricane gusts - valid between Sunday 2 p.m. and Monday 8 a.m.
The German Weather Service (DWD) states, among other things:
"There are hurricane-force gusts above 800 m at speeds of up to 110 km/h (31m/s, 60kn, Bft 11) from the west
."
Bavaria weather: red alert!
DWD warns of hurricane gusts in the following districts
District of Lindau
Oberallgaeu district
Ostallgaeu district
Weilheim-Schongau district
Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
District of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
district of Miesbach
district and city of Rosenheim
district of Traustein
district of Berchtesgadener Land
Bavaria weather: warning of hurricane gusts in Deggedorf, Cham and rain
Between 2 p.m. on Sunday and 2 a.m. on Monday, the warning also applies to the districts of Deggendorf, Freyung-Grafenau, Regen, Cham, Straubing-Bogen and the city of Straubing.
The DWD lists possible dangers:
“Among other things, widespread serious damage to buildings is possible.
For example, trees can be uprooted and roof tiles, branches or objects can fall.
Close all windows and doors!
Secure items outdoors!
In particular, keep your distance from buildings, trees, scaffolding and high-voltage power lines.
Try to avoid staying outside!"
Weather News Bavaria: Munich threatens heavy gusts of wind – snowfall in the east
The rest of Bavaria is colored orange on the DWD warning map.
For the city of Munich, for example, there is an official warning of severe gusts of wind.
This applies from Sunday, 12 p.m. to midnight.
It could also get stormy in Nuremberg from ten o'clock.
In eastern districts such as Tirschenreuth and Wunsiedel, in addition to the storm warning, there is also a light snowfall.
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