Thunderstorm in Tyrol
Several mudslides occurred: Even a car was hit
The thunderstorms on Saturday evening caused several mudslides in many parts of Tyrol, resulting in hours of work for the emergency services. In Reith im Alpbachtal, for example, a car was also caught up in the masses of mud. The firefighters in Kitzbühel also had a lot to do. Hail also caused anxious minutes.
Several mudslides were the result of the heavy rainfall in many parts of Tyrol. In Reith im Alpbachtal, several mudslides broke loose onto the Alpbacher Straße at around 7.20 pm. As a result, the road was heavily soiled and parts of it were no longer passable.
A car driver and three passengers had all their guardian angels on board. The vehicle was caught up in the mud and debris, but was only slightly damaged. Fortunately, the occupants were also uninjured. "A wheel loader was called in and traffic had to be temporarily closed for the clearing work," said the Reith im Alpbachtal fire department.
The Unterinntalstraße in the municipality of Mariastein was also affected by a mudslide. At around 7.34 p.m., the avalanche covered a section of the road by around four meters. A local detour was set up during the clearing work. Fortunately, nobody was injured here either.
Just a few minutes later, a five-metre-wide landslide also caused uncertainty in Auffach. A municipal road was then only passable in one lane. The landslide broke loose in a very steep section of forest and stopped in a flat meadow below the road. No one was injured here either.
Blockages and flooding in Kitzbühel
In the chamois town of Kitzbühel, the municipal fire department also had their hands full on Saturday evening. In the area of the old hospital, the Pfarraubach stream became blocked. Houses were affected as a result. The firefighters cleared the blocked creek and removed the water from the buildings.
But it wasn't just landslides and mudslides that caused trouble in Tyrol on Saturday evening. In the evening, large hailstones flew to the ground: Within a very short time, the landscape was white in places due to a hailstorm. On some terraces, the hailstones were centimeters deep. No damage to property was reported until Saturday evening.
GeoSphese Austria had already issued a warning of severe thunderstorms in parts of Tyrol on Saturday morning. The warning level "Orange" - i.e. level 3 of 4 - was issued. The province of Tyrol also warned of the dangers on the roads and gave advice on how to behave.
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