State Office for the Environment - Floods on many rivers in the north and east of Bavaria
Continuous rain has caused many rivers to rise in the north and east of Bavaria and has also led to flooding in some places. As reported by the Flood Information Service (HND) of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment in Augsburg on Wednesday, several water levels in Upper and Lower Franconia exceeded reporting level 3 - such as the Lauer in the district of Bad Kissingen and the Steinach in the district of Coburg. The River Regen near Cham in the Upper Palatinate has also reached reporting level 3. Individual built-up properties, cellars and streets could be flooded.
The police headquarters in Upper and Lower Franconia each reported around 20 weather-related incidents on Wednesday morning. For example, smaller roads were flooded and trees had fallen.
For large parts of Upper and Lower Franconia as well as the Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria, the HND continued to warn in the morning of flooding and the exceeding of reporting level 3 on many river courses. The HND even expected the level of the River Regen near Cham to exceed reporting level 4 by midday on Thursday, meaning that built-up areas could be flooded on a large scale.
The situation is not expected to ease until Thursday. Until then, the German Weather Service is still expecting continuous rainfall of 50 to 60 liters per square meter within 48 hours. The Rhön, the Franconian Forest and the Fichtel Mountains as well as the Bavarian Forest will be particularly affected. At the same time, it will remain very windy with gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour in some areas. In the south of Bavaria, however, the sun is expected to come out from time to time.
Situation report of the HND Warning situation report of the DWD
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- Residents in the district of Bad Kissingen and the district of Coburg were advised to stay informed due to the rising water levels in the Lauer and Steinach rivers, respectively, both surpassing reporting level 3.
- The state office in Augsburg, responsible for environmental issues in Bavaria, has been closely monitoring the weather situation and the impact on rivers across various districts, including Bad Kissingen, Coburg, Cham, and others.
- Despite some sunlight in the south of Bavaria, the continuous rain has resulted in several rivers, such as the Regen near Cham in the Upper Palatinate, approaching reporting level 4, posing a significant flood risk to built-up areas.
- The ongoing rainfall in the Rhön, Franconian Forest, Fichtel Mountains, and Bavarian Forest is anticipated to add an additional 50 to 60 liters per square meter within the next 48 hours, potentially exacerbating the flooding situation.
- Residents in the District of Bad Kissingen, located in northern Bavaria, have been witnessing the impact of such floods on the local rivers, similar to the Rivers of Upper and Lower Franconia and the Upper Palatinate.
- The state office for the environment in Bavaria has been working in close coordination with local authorities, the police, and emergency services to report and manage the flood situation, as well as issue warnings to affected communities.
- The Flood Information Service (HND) and the German Weather Service (DWD) have both urged residents in the affected districts to take precautions, check their flood warnings frequently, and stay aware of the constantly evolving weather conditions in their area.
Source: www.stern.de
