Cellars under water

Red warning level: danger of flooding in the country

The storm has already reached the federal capital. There are thunderstorms and rain showers.

(Bild: Kronen Zeitung)

Red warning level: severe weather is currently affecting large parts of the country. Numerous cellars have already been flooded in Bürmoos in Salzburg. The risk of flooding and mudslides is also increasing again in the north and east of Austria! 

The unsettled weather in the Alpine region continues. According to the Austrian Severe Weather Center (uwz), there are heavy rain showers and thunderstorms in Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Styria and also in Vienna. According to the warning center, flooding is also to be expected. 

Over 50 cellars already under water 
In Salzburg in Flachgau, the emergency services already have their hands full. In Bürmoos, over 50 cellars are already under water due to the heavy rain. The low altitude also caused a mudslide in Lower Austria. In the district of Melk, the Aggsteiner Straße (B33) had to be closed. A cyclist is said to have been injured in the rockslide.

The east is particularly affected by the heavy showers in the evening hours.

(Bild: Kronen Zeitung)

Sporadic flooding has already occurred in Burgenland. Most of the call-outs were in Loipersdorf, Pinkafeld, Oberschützen and Unterschützen as well as Bad Tatzmannsdorf and Oberwart. A total of ten fire departments from the region were deployed for several hours. Among other things, overflowing ditches were shored up with sandbags and fallen trees were cleared from the roads.

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Mobile flood protection set up
It also rained heavily in Upper Austria, especially from midday onwards. As a result, the pre-alarm limits for the Danube were exceeded in the afternoon. The banks of the Danube and the Inn were equipped with mobile flood protection. The thunderstorms kept the helpers busy.

The situation is similar in Lower Austria. The first roads have already been closed there - such as the L100 between Statzendorf and Hörfarth in both directions. The worst affected districts were Melk, Krems, St. Pölten, Tulln, Mistelbach and Korneuburg, where the B6 in the Ernstbrunn area also had to be partially closed in both directions due to flooding between Karnabrunn and Kleinebersdorf. 

In Klosterneuburg, the Danube swelled considerably and flooded towpaths. Flooding also occurred in the north of Vienna near the Kuchelau harbor. The first cellars were flooded, in some cases flood protection doors prevented worse.

Flooding and mudslides possible
In the west, in Vorarlberg, there were repeated showers on Monday, sometimes heavy and interspersed with thunderstorms. In the evening hours, large amounts of rain are possible in the eastern edge of the Alps as well as in Burenland. According to uwz, there is an increased risk of small-scale flooding and mudslides, especially on the saturated soils in the western northern Alps as well as on the eastern edge of the Alps and in Styria. 

Rain remains concentrated in the east
During the night, the focus of the rain is expected to continue to shift to the east. This is the forecast from Geosphere Austria. Thunderstorms are still expected and heavy rain can be expected in showery areas. In the west, the precipitation will gradually decrease and in East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia it will even remain dry in places.