Many places in Switzerland were affected by hail, heavy rain and even hurricane gusts on Sunday. Danger still exists in the south of the country.
Heavy and sudden rains also fell over central Switzerland (picture from Stans).
ask Heavy thunderstorms broke out in many areas of Switzerland on Sunday – sometimes with heavy rain and hail. According to SRF Meteo, there were hailstorms in the Mittelland in the early hours of the morning. In some places a strong wind blew, in Egolzwil in the canton of Lucerne even a hurricane gust was measured at a speed of 133 km/h.
In the course of the afternoon, further thunderstorm lines passed over Switzerland in a north-easterly direction.
In many places there was heavy hail, including in Appenzell, as pictures from Meteo Schweiz show.
Winter in the middle of summer? in the front #Appenzellerland it became white for a short time as in winter due to accumulations of hail (images: meteo reports/app). In the north are the strongest #Thunderstorm now moved to the east, in southern Ticino there is still a risk of violent hailstorms! pic.twitter.com/VxLJRuiW4v
— MeteoSwiss (@meteoSwiss) June 5, 2022
The greatest danger for southern Switzerland is towards the late afternoon. There is “danger to life and limb”, wrote SRF Meteo and recommended that the population not leave the house.
#Danger. A violent thunderstorm is currently crossing southern Switzerland. Large hail, a lot of rain in a short time and hurricane gusts must be expected. There is danger to life and limb. stay indoors The thunderstorms in eastern Switzerland are moving away. ^je pic.twitter.com/2MPpbg01Nq
— SRF Meteo (@srfmeteo) June 5, 2022
Axenstrasse closed due to the risk of falling rocks
In the canton of Uri, the Axenstrasse had to be closed due to heavy rain. As the Canton Police Uri announced that some stones fell into the safety nets above the road. No one was injured, and according to initial findings, there were no injuries.
However, further rockfalls or mudslides cannot be ruled out, the police said. Therefore, the road will remain closed until further notice.
Two injured in Valais
In the canton of Valais, several trees fell down due to the strong winds. Two people were injured on a campsite in Brigerbad, like him Valais messenger writes. The wind tore down several tents at a music festival in the municipality of Lalden and at a junior football tournament in Turtmann.