Heavy rain and lightning storm: storm strikes about Vienna and Lower Austria!

Heavy rain and lightning storm: storm strikes about Vienna and Lower Austria!

A violent storm hit the regions of Lower Austria and Vienna on Monday evening. The storm warning center warned with an orange warning of "striking weather", which surprised the residents. According to Krone fell in Vienna and the surrounding area up to 23 liters of precipitation per square meter. The district of Hollabrunn in Lower Austria with over 18 liters and several quarters in Vienna, including Floridsdorf and Donaustadt, in which 90 lightning is registered.

The storm occurred at the same time with a warning for wind gusts that reached speeds of 50 to 60 km/h. These weather conditions led to standing puddles on the lanes and made it difficult to locate in the affected areas.

forecast for the coming days

The weather remains changeable in the following days. A weak intermediate high influence is expected on Tuesday, with temperatures between 6 and 13 degrees in the morning and 18 to 24 degrees a day. Wednesday promises to become the warmest day of the week, with maximum temperatures of up to 25 degrees in the afternoon. However, cloud fields from the northwest can pull through, which means that local shower above the mountains are likely in the afternoon. On Thursday, the holiday, there will be numerous clouds and rain showers on the alpine north side, at temperatures between 7 and 14 degrees in the morning and 15 to 21 degrees during the day.

background of the weather extreme

The storm events once again show the increasing frequency of extreme weather situations, which are discussed in a report in Working Group I of the World Climate District (IPCC). According to WWF , climate change, caused by human activities, has contributed decisively to increase the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. This has led to global warming, which in turn makes extreme weather events such as heavy rain and heat waves more likely.

The report points out that such weather events could increase in the future, while the maximum precipitation amount increases by 3 to 19 percent due to climate change. Forecasts show that floods that previously occurred every 100 years could occur annually.

The storm warning center, which is responsible for the timely warning of extreme weather conditions, offers weather information and forecasts by experienced meteorologists. The information for upcoming storms such as storm, heavy rain or even black ice is available around the clock ( Untteretterzentrale.de ). In view of the persistent threat from the changeable weather, the experts have appealed to the population to remain aware of weather development and to adapt to possible storms prematurely.