Continuous rain continues

Danger of flooding and mudslides not yet averted

The continuous rain affected almost the whole of Tyrol, turning some roads into huge puddles

(Bild: Birbaumer Christof)

The heavy rain is only likely to stop hesitantly on Saturday, the amount of precipitation that has fallen is enormous. Therefore, the danger of mudslides and flooding remains for the time being.

After a rainy night, the rainfall in Tyrol is only expected to end slowly on Saturday. As forecast, an Italian low had already caused enormous amounts by Friday afternoon.

"Within 24 hours, it was 40 liters per square meter in Westendorf, 38 liters in Steinach am Brenner and 37 liters in Mayrhofen," said Nikolas Zimmermann from the Ubimet weather service for the "Krone", looking at the latest data.

The terrace on Innsbruck's Seegrube was already covered in snow on Friday.

(Bild: florianrogner photography)

Wet snow up to 1500 meters in places
On some mountains and pass roads, it became wintry: "Even above 1500 meters, at least wet snow is falling," said the expert. Drivers on the Arlberg Pass, for example, can expect snow flurries. On the mountains at 3000 meters above sea level, 30 to 50 centimeters of fresh snow is expected.

Towards the Außerfern, the precipitation will continue a little longer on Saturday

Nikolas Zimmermann, Wetterdienst Ubimet

Despite June 1st, avalanches are still an issue, for example they can reach lower-lying paths from high altitudes.

The water levels of the Inn and its large tributaries hardly rose on Friday. However, experts warn that individual streams could still overflow on Saturday.