Severe storm in Bavaria: 200 missions and injured passengers!

Severe storm in Bavaria: 200 missions and injured passengers!

Memmingen, Deutschland - Violent thunderstorms led on June 5, 2025 in Bavaria for around 200 missions by the police and fire brigade. The main causes for the alarming inserts are in re -cracked trees and full basements. Regions in northern Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, Upper Palatinate and Swabia are particularly affected. These extreme weather conditions also brought an incident with a Ryanair passenger machine on the flight from Berlin to Milan, which had to be emerged in Memmingen due to turbulence.

On board the flight were 179 passengers and six crew members. Unfortunately, there were nine injuries in this incident, including a two -year -old child who suffered bruises, as well as a woman with a headplace wound and another passenger who complained of back pain. In order to continue transporting the affected travelers, the airline organized buses because a further flight was not approved.

local effects of the storm

The violent storms not only led to the incident at the airport. A 61-year-old cyclist in Manching was injured in a fallen tree. On Autobahn 8 towards Munich, an aquaplaning accident occurred, in which a person was slightly injured. In Zusamaltheim, a party community met with difficulties when a storm damaged her tent. In addition, several row house roofs were covered in Ulm, but fortunately without injuries.

The fire brigade assumed that a “small wind pants” was responsible for the damage. The German Weather Service (DWD) is currently investigating whether it was a tornado. Wednesday was the most lightning day of the year in Germany with a total of 1,681 registered earth flashes, with the weather experts warning of severe storms with hail and hurricane gusts.

lightning and weather warnings

The highest wind speeds were measured at over 100 km/h in long quaid, while the greatest precipitation in Zwiesel and Regensburg was about 26 liters per square meter. Six of the largest hailstones had a diameter of up to 7 cm in Schöngeising. These extreme weather phenomena support the warnings and clues, which are provided via platforms such as the storm center, which offer quick and precise information about the weather risk in Europe and the expected thunderstorm conditions.

The thunderstorm warnings are divided into two categories: preliminary warnings for increased thunderstorm risk and acute warnings that provide relevant information about the origin and train railway of the thunderstorms. The warning levels range from orange for lower dangers to red and violet with considerable hail damage and storm or hurricane gusts.

Such forecasts are not only crucial for the population, but also for insurance, agriculture and event organizers who rely on exact weather forecasts in order to be able to react accordingly. According to the experts of Storm Center and Lightningmaps To meet dangers in good time.