Severe weather warnings in Franconia: Where is caution?

Severe weather warnings in Franconia: Where is caution?

Lately the weather in Franconia has caused some concern. The German Weather Service (DWD) has published several severe weather warnings for various regions in the Franconian landscape. The warnings range from extreme heat warnings to strong thunderstorms. The current weather conditions particularly affect the Ansbach and Nuremberg regions, where there is a risk of lightning strikes and heavy rain.

On Monday, September 2, 2024, from 7:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., an official warning of stunning storms has been pronounced for the city and the Ansbach district. Heavy rain can occur here, which could bring up to 20 liters of water per square meter in a short time. There are also gusts of up to 50 km/h. In Nuremberg, the thunderstorm also absorbs what the residents caused to exercise caution.

heat in other regions

At the same time, warnings of extreme heat have also arisen in several Franconian counties. In Aschaffenburg, Bad Kissingen, Erlangen-Höchstadt, Forchheim, Fürth, Kitzingen, Miltenberg and Schweinfurt, a strong thermal load is expected on Sunday, September 1, 2024. As a rule, the warning applies from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the following day. This heat can become an additional burden, especially in urban areas, where the nights do not cool down sufficiently. In these cities, a temperature load is expected at high altitudes of 400 meters.

Especially for Erlangen is the fourth day in a row on which the heat is ongoing. There are also similar conditions for the city of Fürth, where the warning is even more pronounced due to the urban warming islands.

of this extreme heat warning follows the need to find out about the warning levels that are issued by the DWD. These range from the first warning level, which says that simple weather races exist, up to the fourth warning level, signals the danger to life. Particular attention should also be paid to the warning levels that show a warning about a possible extreme weather event, but are not yet precise.

The current circumstances in Franconia show how the weather can not only provide short -term weather phenomena, but also long -term climatic changes. The people in the affected regions are asked to regularly find out about the weather conditions and warnings in order to surely get through these times of the weather. It remains to be seen how the entire weather situation will develop in the next few weeks and what concrete effects this could have on the population.