Thunderstorm warning: Massive damage caused by Tornado in Taufkirchen!

Thunderstorm warning: Massive damage caused by Tornado in Taufkirchen!

On July 16, 2025, the weather in Austria describes a serious storm that consists of strong thunderstorms. Already on Monday, July 14th, the first thunderstorms announced about Carinthia. On Tuesday, the most serious damage was recorded in Upper Austria, especially in Taufkirchen an der Pram. According to information from 5min.at A suspected tornado was observed in Taufkirchen, which has been affected by about 30 buildings.

The meteorologists from Geosphere Austria have pronounced a yellow warning for parts of the country and the outermost north of Salzburg. This warning applies from 5 p.m. and indicates the main dangers: gusts of wind, heavy rain and local floods. The Skywarn Austria organization also warns of intensive showers and thunderstorms that are supposed to increase in the evening and at night. During the day, only harmless showers can be expected, but the thunderstorms spread from the northwest to the south and southeast. In the southern and southeastern regions, however, the thunderstorms should not be considered dangerous.

damage and emergency services

The violent storm in Taufkirchen led to massive damage in a settlement. According to information from Nachrichten.at , at least 25 buildings were affected, and the fire brigade reported more than 30 damaged roofs as well as photovoltaic modules. Eyewitnesses reported tornado -like conditions that led to videos of destruction in social media. 21 fire departments with a total of 300 emergency services were active and worked on 41 deployments in the Schärding district. A fallen construction container fell on a parked car in St. Florian am Inn, luckily without injuries.

around 7:30 p.m. the emergency services were still in use and worked to fix the damage. Heavy rains led to flooded basements, but greater floods were missing. Over 29 liters of rain per square meter were measured at a measuring point in Kopfing. The storm front quickly moved to the east and also ensured several fire brigade operations in Linz and the neighboring districts. In this context, wind speeds between 60 and 70 km/h were measured, in some regions even higher values. The storm had its origin in Bavaria, where damage and traffic disabilities were also reported.

weather forecast and warning system

For the night to July 16, cooling is expected to 16 to 13 degrees. The weather remains inconsistent with other rain showers, which could further complicate the Situation in the affected regions. The current warnings that are spent on wind, rain and other weather phenomena are based on the statistical recurring time of meteorological events. These warning colors reflect how often a corresponding event of the long -term average occurs in a region, as warnings.zamg.at explained. Rare events can have violent effects.

The meteorological warnings not only take a look at the frequency of weather events, but also other factors that can increase or weaken their effects. For example, a storm could have a higher damage effect in the event of leafy trees than in the case of unpleasant ones, and heavy rain after longer precipitation periods will show different effects than after dry periods.