Official severe weather warnings: heavy rain, hail and hurricane-force gusts
Created: 05/23/2022, 19:05
By: Richard Strobl, Patrick Huljina
Storms will again sweep across Germany on Monday - especially in Baden-Württemberg, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Tornadoes are possible.
Weather in Germany: The new week starts with thunderstorms in large parts of the country.
The DWD warns of heavy rain and hail.
In some federal states, a low tornado risk cannot be ruled out.
Update from May 23, 6:50 p.m .:
The storm cells are moving east.
The German Weather Service (DWD) is currently issuing warnings for the entire south and west.
The edge of the Alps between Bad Reichenhall and Ravensburg and a wide strip up to Nördlingen are particularly affected - here there can be heavy rain, hail and hurricane-like gusts of around 115 km/h at least until midnight.
Around Rosenheim and Bad Reichenhall, the warning even applies until 2 a.m.
In a strip between Pforzheim and Lörrach, heavy rain, hail and heavy gusts of wind up to hurricane-like gusts of 95 to 110 km/h must be expected until 10 p.m.
This also applies to the entire Saarland as well as large parts of Rhineland-Palatinate, the southwest of Hesse to Gießen and in North Rhine-Westphalia the area south of Aachen, around Kleve and between Bonn, Siegen, Hamm and Essen.
Severe weather warning from the German weather service in the entire south and west of Germany
Update from May 23, 5:20 p.m .:
The current severe weather warning from the German Weather Service (DWD) affects the entire south and west and extends in a strip from the Ore Mountains to the Dutch border near Osnabrück.
Heavy thunderstorms are expected here at least until 10 p.m.
From Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Munich and to Rosenheim there is a threat of heavy rain, hail and hurricane-like gusts of around 115 km/h until midnight.
It is similarly violent in Baden-Württemberg, from the Swiss border up to Reutlingen heavy rain, hail and heavy gusts of wind up to hurricane-like gusts of 95 to 110 km/h can be expected until 10 p.m.
The same applies to the area between Leverkusen and Saarland and between Kleve and Bocholt.
Update from May 23, 3:20 p.m .:
The DWD has updated its warning card.
In Baden-Württemberg, the storm situation has eased a little for the time being and has moved east.
The official level 3 severe weather warning currently applies to several districts in southern Bavaria.
In Baden-Württemberg, the DWD is currently warning of gusts of wind, especially in the south-west.
In the course of the afternoon and evening, however, severe thunderstorms with hurricane gusts, heavy rain and hail are still possible.
The same applies to North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
There is currently a severe thunderstorm warning.
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Weather in Germany: DWD with severe weather warning for Baden-Württemberg
Update from May 23, 1:15 p.m .:
There is currently a red alert in Baden-Württemberg. The DWD has issued an official level 3 storm warning for some districts, especially in the south-east of the state on the border with Bavaria.
It is warned of "severe thunderstorms with hurricane gusts, heavy rain and hail".
The following circles are affected by the DWD warning:
Alb-Donau-Kreis
City of Ulm
Biberach
Ravensburg
sigma rings
Reutlingen
Zollernalb district
Tuttlingen
Zollernalb district
New storms at the start of the week: heavy rain, hail and tornadoes possible
Update from May 23, 9.48 a.m .:
The week in Germany starts again with thunderstorms.
In Baden-Württemberg, the German Weather Service (DWD) expects heavy rain.
Strong thunderstorms are possible from noon to the evening, especially in the south-west.
There could be local hail and hurricane-like gusts.
The situation in Hesse is similar.
Heavy thunderstorms with heavy rain, squalls and hail are also expected here.
There can also be local severe thunderstorms with severe weather potential due to heavy rain and heavy gusts of wind.
Especially in the south of the country, individual hurricane-like gusts and even a small isolated tornado risk cannot be ruled out.
Storms are also brewing in Bavaria.
From Monday afternoon, the DWD is also expecting heavy rain, gusts of wind and hail in NRW.
Especially in the west and south of the country, the probability of locally severe thunderstorms with severe weather potential is high.
In the south, a low tornado risk cannot be ruled out, the DWD announced.
Several tornadoes swept through North Rhine-Westphalia last Friday and caused great destruction.
A number of schools and daycare centers in North Rhine-Westphalia will remain closed on Monday due to the massive tornado damage.
A car drives in heavy rain and hail.
© Julian Stratenschulte/dpa
Severe weather in Germany: risk of hail in Bavaria and BaWü
First report from May 22nd:
Munich – Bad storms have just moved over Germany.
Even tornado danger had previously been declared.
They mainly hit North Rhine-Westphalia and western Germany.
But at the start of the week, the south of Germany is now threatened with a new bad weather situation.
Because: A new low is approaching on Monday and brings damp and mild air from southwestern Europe, as
wetter.net
reports.
In Baden-Württemberg, in particular, light rain can fall as early as midday.
It will remain rather dry in the east.
But from the late afternoon, strong thunderstorms are approaching.
They hit Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria in particular.
The potential for severe weather is particularly high in Franconia, in the foothills of the Alps and in Swabia.
The weather experts also explicitly warn of possible hail damage.
wetter.de
meteorologist Paul Heger also
warns of "larger hail of 3 centimeters" and severe gusts of wind.
Weather forecast: temperatures drop
Temperatures will remain summery on Monday.
In the west there are up to 24 degrees, in Bavaria even up to 27 degrees can be reached.
However, the foretaste of summer will come to an end for the time being.
According to the report, it will be cooler and more changeable from Tuesday.
Rain is forecast, especially in the foothills of the Alps.
According to the forecast, the 20-degree mark will only be broken in the east and on the Upper Rhine.
In north-west Germany and in the foothills of the Alps, temperatures will even drop to 15 degrees.
The days that follow will continue with similar temperatures.
(rjs)
