Hail horror and danger danger: Tyrol's weather chaos on weekends

Hail horror and danger danger: Tyrol's weather chaos on weekends

In late Saturday afternoon and evening of July 20, 2025, there were violent summer thunderstorms over the regions of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. These storms led to considerable destruction and numerous operations for the emergency services. Around 230 missions were recorded by the Tyrolean control center, according to Exxpress.at.

in Schwaz performed local floods. Heavy rain and toddlers ensured that underpass were flooded and basement had to be pumped out. There were also similar water damage in vomp. The situation was poured in Ehrwald, where a Mure slipped onto a ski slope, but luckily nobody was injured. A wedding party on the Gamsalm had to be brought into the valley as a precaution.

affected areas and effects

In the Vorarlberg Montafon, the heavy rains also led to Muren exits, which remained without any noteworthy building damage. The Hahntennjochstraße (L 246) learned a block through a rockfall, while the old road between Schnann and Flirsch was also closed due to a further degree of during the mur. The Ill flow in parts briefly, which led to hall damage on the bike path and in the area of the toll point, but there were no injuries or damage to houses.

The situation in the wolf gorge in Stans, where a woman with her three children was recovered by the Schwaz mountain rescue, was particularly dramatic after being surprised by fallen trees. The storm events are not an isolated case, but increasingly affect regions in Europe, as numerous studies show.

climate change and extreme weather

A current study by World Weather Attribution has shown that extreme weather -related deaths have increased significantly since 2004, which is largely due to climate change. According to tagesschau.de, more than 53,000 people died in Europe in 2022 due to heat waves. Forecasts indicate that the frequency and intensity of such extreme weather events will continue to increase in the future. Experts therefore call for political measures to reduce fossil fuels and to improve flood protection.

The events in Tyrol and Vorarlberg are an urgent indication of the effects of climate change. While the rescue workers act immediately in the affected areas, the company faces the urgent question of how future disasters can be prevented.

For the population in Tyrol, this means not only coping with the current challenges, but also an examination of the long -term consequences of climate warming.