Warm air from southern Spain that builds up on the main Alpine ridge and then falls to the valley in the north as a strong foehn wind: the forecast by the meteorologists at Geosphere Austria was correct. But it did not occur on the night of Easter Monday. It wasn’t until mid-morning that the foehn storm began to reach its peak.
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On Sunday, the experts issued a weather warning at warning level orange for the Upper Austrian Alps and the foothills of the Alps. Strong gusts of more than 80 km/h are to be expected, in some cases even up to 100 km/h, it was said.
That’s what happened on the second day of Easter. The fire brigades had to cope with several operations. For example in Steyrling, a town in Klaus an der Pyhrnbahn in the Kirchdorf district. “Some trees have fallen and damaged power lines,” reported fire brigade commander Florian Auinger on Monday afternoon.
Roofs were also covered. A road had to be closed because trees were blocking the road. “We also escorted hikers who were surprised by the storm safely out of the danger area,” said the Steyrlingen firefighter, speaking of an eventful holiday. 34 men and women were deployed.
Surfing despite storm warnings
At Lake Attersee near Seewalchen, a water sportsman who got on his surfboard despite a storm warning caused a few seconds of shock when he fell off his board. But when the fire brigade arrived, the man was already back on the bank.
There were operations due to fallen trees and damaged roofs in large parts of the country: including in the districts of Gmunden, Vöcklabruck and Steyr-Land, but also in Linz-Land and the Eferding district.
In the afternoon the foehn storm calmed down and an approaching western front brought cooling: from more than 20 degrees to ten to 15 degrees.
Wind slowly weakens
As well on Tuesday The westerly wind blows quite strongly, driving clouds across the country and isolated rain showers are possible. In the afternoon it loosens up, the maximum values are eleven to 16 degrees.
The Wednesday It’s likely to be similar, the wind is getting weaker, the temperatures are rising slightly, but are below 20 degrees, like on Thursdaybut it should remain mostly dry.
At the Friday The maximum values can reach up to 22 degrees again.
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