Heavy rain, storm and hail: Heavy storms fell on Thursday, especially in southwestern Styria, and the Florianis were back in full swing. From Friday it will be warmer again.
What began with lots of sunshine quickly turned into storms in parts of Styria on Corpus Christi day and should then last a little longer, at least in the south. Storm gusts of up to 100 km/h in Murau The first storm clouds were already spreading in the Styrian sky in the early afternoon . In Neumarkt (Murau district), the storm even reached 100 km/h. In Maria Lankowitz, a storm front caused small flooding. Storms hit Southwest Styria hard. Further south, the emergency services were really challenged. The Deutschlandsberg district was hit particularly hard with heavy rain, gusty winds and hail. Numerous rescue workers had to move out; Within an hour, about twelve fire brigades were called from the area of the municipality of Deutschlandsberg to the south of Eibiswald to the fallen trees, impassable roads and flooding.Heavy hailstorms damaged vineyardsIn Bad Schwanberg and in Wernersdorf near Wies, there were even hailstones several centimeters in size (see photo above). Dozens of hectares of vineyards and agricultural land were damaged. 180 firefighters were on duty in the district until the early evening hours. Rest of the weekend stable and hot From Friday, the Styrians have largely overcome the risk of severe weather over the long weekend. According to forecasts, it will be a classic transitional day with only a few clouds and local showers. Stable, very warm weather sets in. The high point on Sunday is 33 degrees, but 35 degrees are also possible, especially in the foehn regions of Upper Styria. From the current perspective, it will not stay that hot for long, although the temperature level should also be high at the beginning of the coming week. But this also increases the risk of storms again…
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