Severe weather warning for Ostalbkreis: thunderstorm with hail and gusts of wind!

Severe weather warning for Ostalbkreis: thunderstorm with hail and gusts of wind!

Salinenstraße, Schwäbisch Hall, Deutschland - On June 1, 2025, huge thunderstorms move across the Ostalb district and bring serious weather warnings with them. According to the Schwäbische Post , the thunderstorms are already expected on Saturday afternoon. The German Weather Service has published a warning of severe thunderstorms in the Stuttgart area, with forecast gusts of gusts of up to 75 km/h.

In addition, heavy rain with rainfall of up to 25 l/m² is expected to be expected from hail. This thunderstorm moves from the west to the Ostalbkreis and will let strong wind, rain and hail to be counted there.

dangers and damage

On Thursday evening there were already thunderstorm damage in Schwäbisch Hall, where strong gusts of wind at around 7:30 p.m. umbrellas and parts of the inventory of a restaurant on Salinenstrasse. Two people were slightly injured and three parked vehicles were damaged, the total damage amounts to 8,300 euros.

The official warning for the Ostalb district applies until June 1, 2025, 4:00 p.m. The German Weather Service issued this warning at 2:31 p.m. and predicts that areas at risk of flashes, falling branches, flying objects and rapid flooding of streets and underpasses are a serious threat. Therefore, it is strongly advised to avoid the stay outdoors and go to protected buildings, so 14-tage-wetterbedingung.de .

recommendations for action

• secure freely standing objects, such as furniture and covers
• Avoid waters
Pay attention to falling objects, especially branches
• Adjust behavior in road traffic
• flooded streets and endangered sections avoid

The Storm Center offers an overview map for severe weather warnings in Baden-Württemberg, which indicates different types of storms, such as storm, heavy rain and black rain. Warnings are categorized in different levels and the forecasts are continuously updated by experienced meteorologists. The population is asked to regularly find out about the weather and take precautions because the warning status is continuously updated.