Violent storms swept across the Free State on Monday afternoon. Munich was spared, but the DWD expects storms again on Tuesday night.
Update from May 23, 16:30 p.m.: In the meantime, the DWD warnings for the south of Bavaria have been revised slightly downwards again, but have been expanded in terms of area. Currently, the German Weather Service warns of "strong thunderstorms" for the entire Alpine region in Bavaria, from the Oberallgäu to Traunstein. Heavy rain, gusts of wind and small-grained hail are to be expected.
Consequences of the thunderstorms on Monday: Flooded basements, train cancellations
There are now also more detailed reports on the consequences of the thunderstorms the evening before. The districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Weilheim-Schongau, among others, were affected. In some cases, cellars were full of water and gardens were flooded. State roads were flooded, the fire brigade had to move out several times and erected flood barriers, laid sandbags.
The severe thunderstorms on Monday evening caused flooded basements, flooded streets and train cancellations in Bavaria. © Dominik Bartl
At Merkur's request, a spokesman for Deutsche Bahn also said that there had been weather-related disruptions on the route between Deisenhofen and Holzkirchen. Due to a lightning strike, there were restrictions in regional and S-Bahn traffic. "Initially, no train service was possible at all, so that regional trains could not run either. Some time later, isolated trains were able to pass again, and around 21:15 p.m., the weather-related disruption was resolved," said the spokesman for Deutsche Bahn.
In the evening, partly violent thunderstorms fell over the south of Bavaria. In some places, this also led to train cancellations at Deutsche Bahn. (Symbolic image) © Eibner / IMAGO
DWD warning level three reached: "Strong thunderstorms" in the south of Bavaria
Update from May 23, 14:20 p.m.: Once again, the German Weather Service is now raising the warning level: Between Bad Tölz, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Weilheim and Marktoberdorf, there is now DWD warning level three. It is accompanied by the "official severe weather warning of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail". In the entire southern Alpine region as well as east of Passau, warning level two applies, here threatens "strong thunderstorms", it says. The warnings are currently valid until 15 p.m., but are updated continuously.
On Tuesday, there will be some violent thunderstorms in the south of Bavaria. In the afternoon, the DWD raised the warning level again, there is a threat of severe weather with heavy rain and hail in several districts close to the Alps. (Symbolic image) © Bernd März / IMAGO
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According to the experts, people in the areas marked on the DWD weather map as warning level three must expect "heavy heavy rain with precipitation amounts of up to 40 liters per square meter in six hours, as well as gusts of wind with speeds of up to 60 km/h and small-grained hail".
Thunderstorm warnings extended: More and more districts affected
Update from May 23, 12:30 p.m.: On Tuesday afternoon, the German Weather Service extended its thunderstorm warnings for the south of Bavaria extensively. In the meantime, the weather experts warn for almost the entire southern region near the Alps with the official warning level two. However, this also applies to the north of Passau and around Mindelheim, Unterallgäu district in Swabia, and Memmingen. Also in the east of Rottal-Inn, the thunderstorm warning level two of the DWD applies. The warning time is valid until about 14 p.m., but is likely to be further adjusted in the course of noon.
Thunderstorms the evening before – but also on Tuesday morning
Update from May 23, 9:45 a.m.: On Tuesday morning, the weather situation calmed down almost throughout Bavaria. Only in the south it remains uncomfortable for the time being. The weather map of the German Weather Service (DWD) currently shows warning level one – "Official warning of thunderstorms" – for the regions around Oberstdorf, Marktoberdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bad Tölz and Rosenheim. In addition, warning level two even applies to the south of Traunstein and around Bad Reichenhall. The DWD warns of "strong thunderstorms" including high precipitation and strong gusts of wind.
Even on Tuesday morning, there will still be isolated strong thunderstorms in the south of Bavaria. (Symbolic image) © imagebroker / IMAGO
The evening before, there had been some violent thunderstorms in the south of the Free State. While the state capital was spared, it rained heavily south of the Munich district.
Thunderstorm warnings in Bavaria – breathe a sigh of relief in Munich
Update from May 22, 20 p.m.: Munich can breathe a sigh of relief: The severe storms announced by the German Weather Service have passed by the state capital. The thunderstorm front moved westwards from Bavaria, most recently there were only level two severe weather warnings for Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Memmingen. For Landsberg and Kaufbeuren, the DWD issued level three weather warnings.
On Tuesday night, Bavaria will reach a cold front from the west, according to the DWD. Especially south of the Danube, later also in other regions, heavy rain of up to 25l/sqm, hail and gusts of up to 60 km/h are to be expected at night. During the day, isolated thunderstorms with heavy rain are possible in southern Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate.
The thunderstorm front moved westwards over southern Bavaria on Monday afternoon. Munich was spared the storm. © IMAGO/Jan Eifert
Update from May 22, 16:30 p.m.: The weather situation in Bavaria has deteriorated: In the southern district of Munich as well as in the north of the district of Miesbach, in the northeast of Bad Tölz and in the northwest of Rosenheim, the third DWD warning level is currently in effect. The weather service literally warns of "severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and hail". It is an "official severe weather warning" and is the second highest warning level of the German Weather Service.
The weather warning of the German Weather Service has deteriorated – on Monday afternoon, the second highest warning level of the DWD applies in parts of Bavaria. (Symbolic image) © Bernd März / IMAGO
However, it is still not clear whether the storms will also affect the Munich city area. The level two weather warning for the Aschaffenburg district has also been resolved in the meantime.
First reported on 22 May:
Oberstdorf / Miesbach – High summer temperatures lured people all over Bavaria into the fresh air last weekend. In Munich, among other places, it was over 25 degrees warm. Now, however, thunderstorms are looming in the Free State – the German Weather Service (DWD) issued an official warning.
Official thunderstorm warning in Bavaria: "Heavy rain and small-grained hail"
It is scheduled to start on Monday afternoon, May 22. The DWD warns for some regions, especially in the south of Bavaria, directly on the Alps. Around Oberstdorf, in the south of Marktoberdorf, around Bad Tölz and Miesbach as well as in the northwest of Würzburg, in the eastern district of Aschaffenburg, the weather warning level two is currently in effect.
After the summer weekend, thunderstorms reach the south of Bavaria at the start of the week (symbolic image). © Bernd März / IMAGO
The DWD writes that there is "heavy rain with precipitation amounts between 15 and 25 liters per square meter per hour as well as gusts of wind with speeds of up to 60 km/h and small-grained hail". The highest possible DWD warning level is four.
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Are the thunderstorms moving to Munich? At least the temperatures are dropping
In the current wetternet video on YouTube, local thunderstorms are announced for the whole of Bavaria, at least for the night of Tuesday, May 23, as well as Tuesday itself - and thus also for the state capital Munich. According to expert Dominik Jung, temperatures will also drop to around 21 degrees on Tuesday, Wednesday, May 24, to below 20 degrees throughout Bavaria.
Given the thunderstorm situation at the moment, it is difficult to predict whether the clouds will move as far as Munich. On Monday afternoon, however, the first foothills reached the southern foothills of the Munich district, according to the DWD weather map. So it cannot be ruled out that it will still be thundery and wet in Munich on Monday evening. (FHZ)
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