Fleet ice alarm in Austria: First accidents to the rain front!

Fleet ice alarm in Austria: First accidents to the rain front!

On Friday, December 6, 2024, the foothills of a gravure area, which had previously moved across northern Germany, ensured dangerous weather conditions in several regions of Austria. The streets became slippery through freezing rain, which led to initial accidents. An incident was particularly dramatic at Kaisersteinbruch, where a truck came off the road, overturned and landed on the roof. Reader reporter EMA documented the accident on the Kaisersteinbrucher Landesstraße, while the fire brigade was quickly on hand to recover the vehicle. Fire brigades were also in use in Upper Austria, since trucks and small transporters also affected by the adverse conditions, such as Today.at reported.

floods and gusts of wind in northern Germany

The development of the weather is closely related to the remains of the former hurricane "Kirk", which passed over northern Germany on Friday. While the storm on the coast led to stormy gusts, he brought considerable amounts of rain in the inland. In Lower Saxony, half of the monthly rainfall were registered within 24 hours. The warm, damp air masses caused wet conditions in several federal states. It is positive that a weather improvement is in sight for the weekend, such as NDR . The temperatures should fall to a maximum of 13 degrees, they cool down to four to seven degrees at night.

The stormy weather conditions also affected ferry traffic, especially in the connections to Helgoland, which were canceled due to the weather. Despite the uncertain weather conditions, a slow improvement remains in sight, but the different weather events that are favored by climate change is pointed out. Experts warn of future storms and extreme weather events that could become increasingly common.