Heavy thunderstorms swept across the country on Wednesday evening. Strong gusts of wind kept the fire brigades on their toes, especially in the west and north – there were more than a thousand operations there. Although the situation calmed down for a short time, new storms are expected throughout Austria from Wednesday afternoon. This time it should also capture the East.
More than 300 missions in Salzburg, more than 400 missions in Upper Austria and about 300 missions in Tyrol: that is the summary of the fire brigade on Tuesday evening. Fallen trees in particular caused chaos on the street. In addition, caravans were hit by trees at a campsite in the Sam district of Salzburg. Storm hotspots at night were Flachgau and the city of Salzburg – that’s where most of the firefighting operations took place. Covered roofs and fallen trees Regions in Upper Austria were also affected by the storm. Roofs covered and fallen trees caused a lot of damage and many emergency calls in the communities. Nearly 200 fire brigades had to turn out. However, most operations could be handled during the night, but the fire brigade expects even more alarms on Wednesday morning. As the “Krone” already reported, the population in Vorarlberg and Tyrol was warned of severe thunderstorms and hurricane strength. On the night of Wednesday, a strong storm front crossed the Rhine valley for the first time. Between 10:20 p.m. and just before midnight, several trees were pushed onto the roadway. Road signs were also thrown onto the roadway. Numerous emergency calls were also made in Tyrol due to heavy rainfall and wind gusts. According to initial information, no one was injured. Next storms already approaching But the storms are far from over: Wednesday morning the Austrian severe weather center (UWZ) warned of the next chaos in the country. The west and south would be particularly hard hit in the morning – severe storms have already been reported in Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Burgenland and Styria. The east cannot escape a cloudburst either, it should crack there in the afternoon hours. However, storms do not immediately mean falling temperatures – it remains warm, with temperatures reaching 33 degrees in the federal capital. In the west, maximum temperatures will rise to 25 degrees.
Source: Krone
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