While Switzerland is preparing for violent thunderstorms at the weekend, South Tyrol has already been hit by a strong front of heavy rain and hail. As a result, there was severe flooding on Thursday evening. As the Austrian meteorologist Dieter Peterlin explains, a violent thunderstorm cell has formed again and again, which is why heavy precipitation has occurred over a long period of time and over and over again in the same place.
The fire brigade was in constant use for hours in communities such as Seis. Entire districts there were flooded, streets flooded and cellars came under water. According to the authorities, no injuries or missing persons had been reported during the evening. The extent of the damage has not yet been quantified. (cat)