Impacts of severe weather conditions. - Severe storms in Bavaria cause flooded basements and power failures.
Intense thunderstorms and continuous heavy rain have instigated a wave of response by the fire department and authorities in select areas of Bavaria. Miraculously, no one sustained injuries during the storm, as the police disclosed in the early hours of the day. Augsburg, specifically, was impacted by a loss of power and a sawmill ignition in the Mühldorf district. Law enforcement officials relayed that the scenario states no cause for alarm; the crisis centers mentioned minute interventions.
In Augsburg, a considerable number of power outages were triggered by lightning. Per a fire department update, individuals were discovered trapped in elevators and were safely retrieved. Furthermore, two transformer stations' operations were altogether halted by lightning for about an hour, the police remarked. The storm also activated multiple fire alarms and combusted a fence. Emergency services were further triggered by flooded basements and streets.
Subsequently, various interventions across Upper and Lower Bavaria arose due to submerged basements and washed-over streets. The crisis center in Straubing indicated about eleven occurrences. In Gars am Inn (Mühldorf district), a sawmill burst into flames - allegedly a consequence of a lightning strike. The incident's specifics, however, are under exploration by the criminal squad. According to a police representative, no injuries were reported. The damages incurred amounted to approximately multiple six-digit figures, he noted.
The fire department in Munich was prompted to act due to the massive downpour, a fire department spokesperson relayed in the early hours. They were presumably attending to water inundation in basements and flooded streets.
The German Weather Service (DWD) issued a critical thunderstorm advisory for Swabia and Upper Bavaria for Monday night. A DWD meteorologist delineated in the early hours that the thunderstorm definitively brought heavy rainfall. In the Alpine foothills, up to 46 liters per square meter cascaded down. In specific locales, hail piles up with relatively minute hail, exemplified in Bad Kohlgrub with a diameter of roughly one centimeter.
The citizens in Bavaria must brace for pervasive rainy weather in the upcoming days. After an inauspicious start, it will be more enjoyable in the southeast on Tuesday. As per the DWD, there will be rain influx starting from the southeast on Wednesday, but it will still be dry preceding the afternoon on the eastern Alpine periphery. Temperatures are anticipated to be between 16 and 23 degrees. On Corpus Christi, it will be dreary all across the region, with mounting rains and isolated thunderstorms. The prospect for Friday is consistent: It will be heavily cloudy with showers and irregular thunderstorms.
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- The police in the District of Mühldorf am Inn issued a statement, confirming that no injuries were reported during the storm's aftermath.
- The loss of power in Augsburg was not limited to residential areas; a sawmill also experienced a power failure due to the same storm.
- Following the severe weather, the Fire Department in Munich was deployed to attend to flooded basements and streets.
- In Swabia and Upper Bavaria, the German Weather Service (DWD) issued a critical thunderstorm advisory, warning of heavy rainfall and possible hailstones.
- Despite the power failure in Augsburg, the police reported minimal interventions required in crisis centers, indicating a controlled situation.
- The District of Mühldorf am Inn in Bavaria was not spared from the consequences of severe weather, with a sawmill experiencing a fire, suspected to be a result of a lightning strike.
Source: www.stern.de
