50 fire brigade operations: storms in Carinthia: hail was centimeters thick on the streets

“Thunderstorms are to be expected throughout Carinthia on Monday,” predicted meteorologist Paul Rainer from the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (Zamg) in the morning. And he was right. Heavy thunderstorms hit most of the country in the followingnoon. Hailstorms were also reported, for example from Villach or Bad Kleinkirchheim. In Baldramsdorf, the centimetre-thick layer of hail even had to be pushed off the road by a tractor.

Flooded roads in particular caused problems and dangerous situations due to aquaplaning on Monday. According to the state alarm and warning center, almost 50 fire brigade operations were counted. In the evening the showers subsided.

Road blocked

In Reifnitz am Wörthersee, the through road had to be closed in the followingnoon because the water had flooded the street there. Millstätter Strasse also had to be partially closed in the Afritzer See area because the road there was flooded.

Double lightning strike

The professional fire brigade and FF Hauptwache were alerted to an unusual operation near Maximilianstraße in Klagenfurt. Lightning had struck a tree and a house there. “That triggered a secondary fire in the area of ​​a garbage can, windows burst,” said operations officer Wolfgang Germ.

In Sirnitz, lightning struck a “Troadkasten” including a private diesel pump. The farm owner and his employees were able to quickly bring the fire under control, the FF Sirnitz was alerted to bind the leaked resources.

outlook

The risk of showers will remain elevated for the coming days. “But Monday was the most unstable,” says Andreas Demel from the Ubimet weather service. Tuesday in Carinthia and East Tyrol only a few clouds should cloud the sky; it will be relatively sunny with highs of 28, 29 degrees. Unlike on Wednesday. A brief disruption will pull through. “There might be isolated thunderstorms,” ​​says the meteorologist. However, the potential is not as great as on Monday.

Thursday promises to be sunny. Temperatures should be above 25 degrees. According to Demel, the forecasts for the weekend are still uncertain. But it looks like it’s going to get thundery once more. According to the current status, Friday will be the hottest day with up to 30 degrees.