For three days, Upper Austria’s fire brigades have been in almost constant use: violent thunderstorms with squalls and heavy rain determined the weather in the country and challenged the emergency services. As reported, around 60 fire brigades with around 900 emergency services deployed on Tuesday evening and on Wednesday night for almost 100 operations, and on Monday more than 1,200 firefighters were deployed after heavy hailstorms.
More flooding and storm damage
During the course of Wednesday, isolated damage caused by the heavy rain had to be repaired. Water had to be pumped out of flooded cellars and underground car parks and traffic routes had to be cleared.
Around 5:30 p.m., a storm front moved over Upper Austria again and triggered dozens of operations due to flooding and storm damage, especially in the eastern half of the state. The districts of Freistadt, Urfahr area, Perg, Steyr-Land and Kirchdorf an der Krems were particularly affected. At 6:45 p.m., more than 30 fire departments were involved in 50 storm operations. The focus of the alarms shifted from the Pyhrn-Priel region to the Mühlviertel in the course of the evening.
A dead man in Carinthia
The situation continued to be dramatic in parts of Salzburg and Carinthia. After a mudslide in meetings in Carinthia, one person was still considered missing. One man could only be recovered dead. In Tamsweg in Salzburg’s Lungau, a civil defense alarm was raised on Wednesday morning. The residents were asked to stay in the houses, not to enter underground garages and cellars and to keep away from the banks and bridges. The situation eased slightly in the early afternoon, and the civil defense alarm was lifted at 5:30 p.m.
More stable on Thursday
Is the weather calming down now? In the night to Thursday there will be a few showers and thunderstorms, which will subside in the second half of the night. Then it clears up in places, the lows are 15 to 18 degrees according to ZAMG.
From today’s perspective, Thursday will bring somewhat more stable summer weather with lots of sunshine in the lowlands. For the first time in days, ZAMG has not issued a thunderstorm warning. In the mountains and Mühlviertel, the chance of showers and thunderstorms is still greater in the afternoon, but is mostly limited to local events. At 27 to 31 degrees, it will be significantly warmer than before.
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Source: Nachrichten
