Heavy rain in Austria: fire brigades in continuous use despite the weather improvement!

Heavy rain in Austria: fire brigades in continuous use despite the weather improvement!

Knittelfeld, Österreich - heavy rains today, on July 8, 2025, led to serious flooding and operations by the fire brigades. Styria and the Salzburg region are particularly affected, where the emergency services in several communities had to support. Oberfeuerwehrmann René Hammerl reported on an assignment in Knittelfeld, where a driver was included in a flooded underpass.

In Styria, fire brigades in Knittelfeld, Spielberg and the ÖBB company fire brigade had to become active. The precipitation led to fully run underpass, flooded basements and canal shafts. The situation was also tense in Salzburg: the level of the Salzach reached the registration limit, which led to the blocking of bike underlays and opening the locks on Salzach power plants.

Current weather warnings and danger situation

The weather warning position is alarming. In particular, the red warning levels apply to areas that have already been contaminated, such as the Görtschitztal, where, due to heavy rain, mura exits and flooding threatens. According to information from Ökoreich in the past few days, in the past few days, the region has already set drastic accents.

in Bischofshofen, a murdering exit on the Hochkönig Bundesstraße occurred at 3:13 a.m. In addition, flood protection measures were activated along the Ache in the Pongau, while the river stepped over the bank.

contamination and general information

Another alarming aspect is the contamination of the water of the Schlickerquelle in Fulpmes, Innsbruck-Land district. Here the population was informed that food and drinks, as well as the use of water for brushing your teeth and for hand cleaning, must be temporarily secured by boiling. Fortunately, the districts of Medraz Dorf and Medraz are not affected by another source.

The snow border has dropped to 2,000 meters due to a cold front, which led to several centimeters of fresh snow on the Mölltal glacier in Carinthia.

The weather situation is also classified by Allianz as worrying, since Austria was confronted with devastating floods and natural disasters last year. In particular, the regions of Lower Austria and Styria suffered from similar conditions in March when rivers such as the Danube and the Mur occurred over the banks and caused massive damage.

A weather improvement is expected to be expected from Wednesday, but the situation in the areas concerned remains tense and caution is still required.

For those affected, professional help is provided by the emergency services, while the weather authorities continuously observe the situation.