Extreme weather in Bavaria: According to the duration of the rain water threatens high

In many Parts of Bavaria pouring it from buckets and the until Wednesday. In Munich, as much rain as usual throughout the month falls in 48 hours. Now, threaten

Extreme weather in Bavaria: According to the duration of the rain water threatens high

In many Parts of Bavaria pouring it from buckets and the until Wednesday. In Munich, as much rain as usual throughout the month falls in 48 hours. Now, threatened by Floods.

Update 11.25 am: Since the weekend, in places, extreme rainfall in Bavaria. Floods threaten. It is the highest official warning level applies. All current developments to the extreme rains and possible flooding are in the News Ticker.

Extreme weather conditions in Bavaria: After continuous rain threatens to flood

+ Extreme storms at the edge of the Alps, the German weather service predicts up to Wednesday. The result of©Flooding, and perhaps even flash floods.Graphics:MM

Munich – Bavaria's sky is covered with clouds after a brief sunshine on Saturday, with thick gray clouds. The German weather service published a map of Germany, on the foothills of the Alps in red, with the colored edge of the Alps dark purple. Purple means: warning of extreme weather, the highest warning level 4 occurs. Until early Wednesday morning, should be-uncomfortable – at least. In consequence of high water in streams and smaller rivers and Flooding of roads and basements may occur. Also landslides and flash floods were possible. In some areas of caution to be taken, therefore, measures for a possible high water.

"will There come a lot from the sky," says meteorologist riding Schaab from the DWD. For precipitation, another factor comes in: "In January, we had plenty of snow, which lies at least at higher altitudes," says Schaab. The amounts of rain and melt water flow together now, and can lead in some areas to Flooding. What then comes down from the mountains, the flow of everything in the direction of the Danube.

"Alone in Munich, in the 48 hours between Monday and early Wednesday, as much rain fall as in a whole month," says Schaab. Namely, 50 to 80 liters per square meter. More precipitation in the Allgäu, there are 100 to 140 liters of rain fall, in the traffic jam were not – so there, where the clouds move on, but, for example, to the Alps, the thaw could be 180 litres per square metre. "The Low on jams from North of the Alps," says Schaab.

Extreme weather conditions in Bavaria: After continuous rain threatens to flood

on Monday afternoon, it was in Bavaria in terms of the weather around you. But that was only the beginning.

this is Why it is now called: The closer to the Alps, the more rain water. The state office for the environment warns in his high-water news service for the counties of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Weilheim-Schongau and Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen against Flooding of the alarm level 1 and 2. That is to say: Flooded meadows and light traffic on main and local roads are possible. In Bad Tölz, in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, the water industry, locked office, the Isarpromenade. There is a popular Parking lot for camper is a mobile Camper. The travelers an alternate Park was the place.

For the counties of Miesbach and Rosenheim the forecast is critical. The office warned Monday afternoon that some of the water level, the alarm levels can reach 3 and 4. The Mangfall river could flood in Rosenheim single basement, with Feldolling (also the district of Rosenheim) could exceed the Mangfall-level, possibly even the alarm level 4. This means Built-up areas could be flooded to a larger extent, the use of water or a dam, Weir would be required. In the district of Miesbach, there could be around Tegernsee and Schliersee is also water in the cellars.

in Addition, it is possible that flash floods occur, such as, for example, in 2016 in Simbach am Inn, warns Frank Wilhelm, flood news service-staff at the state office for the environment. The sudden flood had seven Deaths. Exactly could not locate where the danger of a flash flood is a particularly high – only that she was raised in the West and the South of Bavaria, stressed Wilhelm. "At the moment we have a Situation with violent storms," he says. "You don't know what happened." A flash flood had to be no river near, says Wilhelm, "it is enough for a lot of rain".

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Date Of Update: 21 May 2019, 12:00
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