Schauer and thunderstorm: storm warning for Baden-Württemberg is approaching!

Schauer and thunderstorm: storm warning for Baden-Württemberg is approaching!

In the coming week, citizens in Baden-Württemberg will have to expect numerous showers and thunderstorms. The weather conditions remain inconsistent, with short sunny sections between the rainfall. The temperatures fluctuate between 16 and 20 degrees in the mountains, while lower layers can count on values ​​of 20 to 25 degrees. According to ZVW.de are not to be expected in the temperatures during the week.

Already for the night of Monday, heavy rain is forecast, which could bring up to 30 liters of rain per square meter in a short time. In addition, another heavy rain is expected on Monday afternoon, which could further tighten the storm situation. On Tuesday morning it will be friendly, but from noon, showers and thunderstorms move out of the southwest. The storm last weekend already led to more than 100 emergency calls to the police and fire brigade, with the emergency services mostly having to take care of fallen trees and fallen branches. In the middle and south of the country, especially on Sunday afternoon, heavy thunderstorms and heavy rain were expected.

storm in other federal states

At the same time, the storm situation is also tense in other parts of Germany. In Rhineland-Palatinate, for example, regional railway lines were closed on tracks due to fallen trees, as reported by the Tagesschau.de . The German Weather Service (DWD) has published official severe weather warnings that warn of lightning strikes, falling scaffolding and rapid flooding. Especially in the Trier area there were over 40 missions of fire brigade and rescue workers. An incident in Idar-Oberstein was particularly dramatic, where a flash of lightning hit a building and a resident suffered a bang trauma.

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the heavy rain led to full basements and flooded streets, although fortunately there were no injuries. Here, too, the firefighters were in constant use, especially in Erftstadt, where around 100 buildings had to be looked after. In the district of Euskirchen, too, the missions remained comparatively low and limited themselves to slight floods. The DWD also warns for northern Saarland as well as the neighboring areas in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia of further strong thunderstorms and heavy rain.

A look at the warnings

like wetteronline.de note, severe weather warnings for Germany are categorized in various levels, which vary depending on the strength of the storm event. The warnings cover a wide range, including storm warnings, thunderstorm warnings and warnings of productive constant rain. The information about thunderstorms, rain and storm damage is continuously updated in order to prepare the population for the dangers such as lightning strikes and floods.

It is advisable to pursue the developments of the weather in a close -male manner in order to be able to react appropriately.