The snowfall took its toll on fire departments throughout Salzburg during the night and in the early hours of the morning. The Floriani had to contend with some fallen trees. Cars slid into each other on the A1 and there were no injuries. The snowfall is expected to ease during the night.
It’s been snowing non-stop since Friday evening. The entire country is covered in deep snow and has resulted in numerous operations. Parts of Tennengau (Lammertal, Hallein and Puch) and Flachgau are particularly affected. There have been a total of 100 missions since midnight, says LAWZ head Reinhard Krallinger. No one has been injured so far. “Mainly trees fell over,” said Krallinger. This also led to short-term power outages in northern Flachgau and near Lungötz in Tennengau. In Tamsweg, a tree fell under the weight of snow on a house in the Mörtelsdorf district and damaged the roof. The volunteer fire department covered the house with a tarpaulin. This could just about be prevented in Salzburg-Riedenburg: There, a fallen tree on the Mönchsberg threatened to fall on a house. The western motorway near Salzburg Nord was not passable in the morning due to truck recovery work. Several trucks got stuck and blocked the roadway.Salzburg and Hallein close streets, parks and the zoo The city council of Salzburg is calling on residents to “avoid public areas such as playgrounds, green areas and the city forests until further notice.” Because the snow load on branches and trees is too great , the cemeteries and Hellbrunner Park are closed to visitors. The zoo next to it is also closed today: “We simply can’t handle the masses of snow,” the zoo broadcast on social networks. In Hallein, the city asks that Winterstallstrasse not be closed drive on. The road is closed because trees are in danger of collapsing under the weight of snow. The city asks that it should drive up to the Dürrnberg because otherwise the winter services can no longer do their work. The stairway is also closed. Air traffic is restricted, trains are canceled, no football games. There are also cancellations at the airport: “Things are looking bad for flights to Germany,” said a spokeswoman. Connections to Frankfurt have been canceled until the night, and other airlines are also experiencing delays. The ongoing snowfall is also having an impact on rail traffic. At Deutsches Eck, trains from Munich and Kufstein will not run to Salzburg until Sunday. Trains between Salzburg and Tyrol are partly being rerouted by ÖBB via Zell am See, and delays of up to 2 hours must be expected. Restrictions must be expected throughout Saturday, according to Deutsche Bahn. Many travelers were stranded at Salzburg main station, and long queues formed in front of the ÖBB office in the morning. Some regional routes in Tyrol, Salzburg and Upper Austria will remain closed for the next few hours. The game between Red Bull Salzburg and Wolfsberger AC scheduled for 5 p.m. has been canceled . “During the pre-commissioning by the Bundesliga, which was carried out in the morning, the Red Bull Arena pitch was unplayable due to the large amounts of snow that had fallen since yesterday. The weather forecast for the rest of the day does not indicate any improvement, hence the cancellation,” said the cops. The Alpine police warn against driving off-piste and on ski tours. The danger of avalanches is particularly high on Sunday, especially in the Hohe Tauern area. Ski tourers who cannot predict avalanches should stay at home because: “The first nice day after a precipitation event is often prone to accidents.” The danger of a slab of snow is great.Geosphere: “The worst is over at night”Already at night Geosphere (formerly ZAMG) predicts that the snowfall will decrease. “The worst will then be over.” From Pinzgau it will be sunny tomorrow, and from midday the sun will shine throughout the country. Monday night will be frosty before the foehn wind brings warmer temperatures on Monday. Then another low comes through from the west.
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