Melting water and heavy thunderstorms, including showers, created a tense flooding situation in Tyrol on Saturday night. In some places along the Inn the 30-year flood limit was reached. Dozens of missions had to be handled by the fire brigade, most of them in the greater Innsbruck area. The situation is improving for the time being, but there is still no clarity.
Following some severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and showers, the level of the Inn continued to rise in places throughout the night. The limit of a 30-year flood (HW30) was reached at Landeck, Haiming and Telfs in the Oberland; in Innsbruck and Imst, for example, the highest water level remained just below this limit.
Half of the activities in the greater Innsbruck area
Fire brigades across the country had a lot to do that night: as the Tyrolean control center described in response to “Krone” queries, 88 missions for 51 fire brigades had to be processed by 6am. Half of them are located in the districts of Innsbruck-Land (24) and Innsbruck-Stadt (20).
There were 12 missions each in the Landeck and Schwaz districts. Behind them were Imst (8), Kufstein (7) and Lienz (5).
Flooded basements, fallen trees, controls
The work included flooded basements and underpasses. Some trees also fell on the roads. However, some operations were also due to flooding, such as in Zirl.
Road closure after storm
In East Tyrol, several trees fell on the Villgratentalweg (L273) in Sillian and the Villgratental, and stone material also slipped. The fire brigade searched the area for possible affected vehicles, but gave permission. The highway was temporarily closed and a diversion was set up.
There is a chance of more thunderstorms during the night
In the end, Tirol has escaped with a black eye so far. Water levels fell again on Saturday morning, especially in the Oberland. But still not everything is clear. The situation is now being closely monitored, in particular we are waiting for Geosphere Austria’s forecast about the feared new thunder front that night.
Source: Krone
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