Winter onset in Rhineland-Palatinate: snow, smoothness and rising water levels!

A winter burglary currently ensures a wide range of traffic accidents and rising water levels in Rhineland-Palatinate and other parts of Europe. On Sunday, a combination of snow, rain and smoothness fell in Rhineland-Palatinate. Despite the adverse weather conditions, a total of 51 traffic accidents were reported, with five people being slightly injured. The total loss of accidents is estimated at 275,000 euros.

The B262 near Mayen was particularly affected, where a tractor -trailer slipped into a ditch and the road was closed for several hours. The fire brigade and emergency services were required in 23 cases. In addition, the winter services reported continuous operations since Saturday evening, and the roadmasters were well prepared for the winter conditions.

rising water levels and planned measures

The onset of winter also led to an increase in water levels on rivers and streams. The Glan, Moselle, Sauer, near and Saar are particularly affected as a result of the combination of snow, rain and thaw. The water level of the Mausbach in Tawern is already half a meter above the normal value. To prevent flooding, sandbags were placed. On Monday, a apex of the Moselle from 7.70 to 7.80 meters is expected in the Trier level.

In addition, the onset of winter in Rhineland-Palatinate has led to train failures and delays in the long-distance traffic of the railway in Frankfurt. In Frankfurt Airport, 120 of the 1,090 planned flights were canceled. The temperatures rose to 7 to 10 degrees in the afternoon, in the Westerwald it remained at around 6 degrees. On Monday, a further increase in temperature is expected to 9 to 14 degrees before there is snowfall in higher altitudes on Tuesday night, followed by cooling to 4 to 7 degrees a day.

further winter difficulties in Europe

Violent snowfall in Germany and the Alpine region has also led to traffic problems and accidents in several other European countries. The second highest avalanche warning level is output in Austria and Switzerland, while the fourth highest warning level was proclaimed in Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In the Czech Republic there were also traffic problems, power failures and an proclamation of the snow emergency in southern Bohemia, where around 75 cm of fresh snow. The rail connections in the Czech Republic are impaired by overturned trees, which also makes mobility more difficult, such as Tageschau.de

The Glasgow Airport in Scotland temporarily stopped air traffic due to the intensive snowfall. The Met Office in the United Kingdom gave warnings of ice and snow for parts of Scotland and the east coast of England, which also reinforces the winter difficulties throughout Europe.