It also thunders over Munich: thunderstorms move over southern Bavaria after mega heat

Created: 06/28/2022, 05:31

By: Patrick Mayer, Martina Lippl

Thunderstorms and heavy rain: After a lot of heat, thunderstorms are forecast in parts of Germany at the start of the week - including at the G7 summit in Bavaria.

An overview.

• At

  Schloss Elmau

  near

  Garmisch-Partenkirchen

  : At the G7 summit, it's getting uncomfortable when you look at the weather.

• Severe weather front

  in southern

  Bavaria

  : Thunderstorms from the Wetterstein Mountains to Rosenheim.

• One

  fatality

  in the

  Netherlands

  : Tornado rages on the Zeeland holiday region on the North Sea.

• This

  news ticker on the risk of severe weather in Germany

  is continuously updated.

Update from June 27, 10:35 p.m .:

In the evening, the thunderstorms and heavy rain in Bavaria from the edge of the Alps also moved over the state capital of Munich with its around 1.6 million inhabitants.

It had previously thundered around Garmisch-Partenkirchen as far as Rosenheim and Chiemgau.

At Tegernsee, around 50 kilometers south of the Isar metropolis, large hailstones fell from the sky during the storm.

After some decent heat at the weekend, it cooled down a bit after the thunderstorm in the south of the Free State.

In the city of Munich, a number of flashes could be seen and loud thunder heard.

So far, nothing is known about any damage.

Storm front in southern Bavaria: Thunderstorms from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Rosenheim

Update from June 27, 7:55 p.m .:

The storm front in southern Bavaria is now stretching from Garmisch-Partenkirchen over the Wetterstein Mountains to Rosenheim and the Chiemgau.

According to the DWD, "locally severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail" must be expected in some areas on the edge of the Alps.

Severe weather warning level 3 of 4 applies to this region.

One fatality in the Netherlands: Tornado rages on the Zeeland holiday region on the North Sea

Update from June 27, 7:15 p.m .:

A tornado has claimed a fatality on the Dutch North Sea coast.

At least ten other people were injured in the storm, according to ZDF.

The tornado passed over the Zierikzee in Zeeland, which is popular with German holidaymakers.

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The small town is located in the south-west of the Netherlands, about 75 kilometers from Rotterdam.

Several houses are said to have been badly damaged.

Videos on Twitter show the extent of the destruction and the force of the tornado in the community.

Supposedly stable objects flew through the air like paper.

At Schloss Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen: At the G7 summit, it's getting uncomfortable when you look at the weather

Update from June 27, 5.30 p.m .:

The heads of government and state of the G7, the largest industrialized nations, are meeting at Schloss Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Bavaria on the border with the Austrian Tyrol these days for the summit and for consultations on the Russia Ukraine war.

A total of 18,000 police officers guard the meeting of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) with US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as well as the heads of government from Italy, Canada and Japan.

Everything is meticulously planned.

But: Despite all these plans, the politicians and the security forces have no influence on one thing - the weather.

Because of the persistent heat in Bavaria, the German Weather Service (DWD) issued a level 3 severe weather warning for the Alpine region between Weilheim in Oberbayern, Bad Tölz and Garmisch for this Monday evening.

Accordingly, thunderstorms and heavy rain must be expected in places.

Danger of thunderstorms around Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Thunderstorms and heavy rain must also be expected at the G7 summit due to the heat in Bavaria.

© Screenshot DWD

Storm danger in Germany - thunderstorms and heavy rain in the north-east and in southern Saxony

Update from June 27th, 4.30 p.m .:

Thunderstorm?

Thunder?

heavy rain?

What are the consequences of the intense heat that has persisted for days in parts of Germany?

According to the German Weather Service (DWD), such thunderstorms are to be expected in some areas at the beginning of the week.

And apparently already on this Monday evening.

In the late afternoon, the DWD issued a level 3 storm warning for central Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania between Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg.

The risk of thunderstorms is said to be particularly high here at the moment, while there is a so-called heat warning for almost the entire east of the Federal Republic.

For example, up to 36 degrees Celsius were measured in Berlin.

The DWD lists a total of four severe weather warning levels.

"Local severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail in the north-east and in southern Saxony as well as strong thunderstorms in the west, in the north-east and in the regions of southern Saxony and eastern Hesse/Lower Franconia.

Strong heat load in the east, ”explained the authority based in Offenbach am Main on its website.

Storm danger in Germany – thunderstorms in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg

First report from June 27th:

Munich/Offenbach am Main – In Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg it poured heavily during the night on Monday.

During thunderstorms around the Palatinate Forest, around 60 liters per square meter came down from the sky.

The German Weather Service (DWD) announced this Monday via Twitter.

When it comes to the weather in Germany, more thunderstorms with severe weather are already on the horizon, warns the DWD.

Especially in the south and east!

Storm danger in Germany – DWD again warns of large hail, hurricane gusts and downpours

"The current weather week will be quite turbulent at times," predicts qualified meteorologist Dominik Jung, managing director of the weather service

.

In the east and southeast, the maximum values ​​will climb to 30 to 36 degrees on Monday.

In the west, on the other hand, it is only 17 to 20 degrees - and that from Berlin to the Alps.

"At the air mass limit, heavy showers and thunderstorms form in the afternoon from Berlin-Brandenburg to the south-east of Bavaria," explains weather expert Jung.

That has storm potential.

“Today, so-called downbursts or even tornadoes are a threat in the event of particularly severe storms.

Hail, heavy rain and squalls are also to be expected.” Dark clouds are also likely to gather around Schloss Elmau, where the G7 summit is currently taking place.

"Weather is brushed on riot"

"In the last days of June, our weather continues to be quite riotous," the weather portal

summarizes the situation.

Even supercells are not completely excluded and the risk of tornadoes in the southwest is significantly increased.

Weather phenomenon: what is a downburst?

The term "

" goes back to the scientist Theodore Fujita (1981).

It is a destructive thunderstorm phenomenon, as the DWD explains.

Fujita said literally "... something comes down from the sky and hits the ground..." and coined the term "downburst" for this destructive thunderstorm phenomenon.

A "downburst" is a strong downdraft, also known as a downdraft, that occurs during severe thunderstorms.

According to the DWD, in weather conditions with the formation of supercells, downbursts and tornadoes can also occur in addition to thunderstorms.

Weather in Germany: DWD warning report for Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Saxony

The DWD warns in advance of storms on Monday (June 27, as of 10:43 a.m.).

The affected areas are shaded red on the warning map.

In the evening and in the night of Tuesday (June 28, 2022) in the southeast "high risk of severe thunderstorms".

In the east, the advance warning is currently in effect from 3 p.m., as also reported by

.

• Baden-Württemberg

  : A few thunderstorms are possible in the west until noon.

  There is potential for heavy rain of up to 25 l/sqm per hour, stormy gusts of around 70 km/h and small-grain hail.

  From noon then from the middle to the south-east more frequent thunderstorms.

  Some storms due to heavy rain of up to 40 l/sqm in a short time, heavy gusts of wind up to 100 km/h and

  hail of 4 cm

  likely.

  Expected to move east around or just after midnight.

  Thunderstorms again from the south from Tuesday afternoon, local storms, especially with regard to heavy rain.

• Bavaria

  : Marked increase in the risk of thunderstorms from the south-west in the late afternoon.

  Main activity expected in the evening until the first half of Tuesday night.

  There is a risk of small-scale storms due to heavy rain with volumes of around 30 l/sqm in one hour, hail and heavy gusts of wind around 100 km/h.

  Also extreme heavy rain of more than 40 l/sqm in a short time,

  hail of 3 cm

  and

  hurricane-like gusts of 110 km/h

  not excluded.

  Main focus probably southern, at night eastern Bavaria.

• Saxony

  : From midday onwards first isolated thunderstorms, some heavy, increasing in the evening from the south-west with heavy rain up to 40 l/sqm within one hour, hail around 2 cm and heavy gusts of wind up to 100 km/h (Bft 10).

What does the weather mean for Seven Sleepers Day?

By the way: This Monday (June 27th) is Seven Sleepers Day.

And this day has absolutely nothing to do with the summer weather in the next seven weeks, emphasizes weatherman Jung.

All weather models would not currently expect a hot summer.

July and August 2022 should only be slightly warmer than usual.

Otherwise, no major deviations are to be expected.

According to the meteorologist, there may be individual hot days, but he believes that a week-long heat wave is rather unlikely.

It remains to be seen whether the first summer forecasts will come true.