Severe weather warning: Thunderstorms and heavy rain threaten in Baden-Württemberg

Severe weather warning: Thunderstorms and heavy rain threaten in Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is currently presenting itself as a setting for weather-related extra. The first days of September are characterized by an interdness that ranges from summer temperatures to violent thunderstorms and heavy rain. According to the latest forecasts of the German Weather Service (DWD), the restless weather conditions should continue in the coming days.

Especially on Wednesday evening, the warnings of weather phenomena do not tear off. In numerous counties, especially in the southern part of the federal state around Stuttgart, stormy thunderstorms are expected with heavy rain and sometimes toddler hail. This includes the districts of Esslingen, Reutlingen and Ulm as well as the Black Forest and the region around Freiburg. These predictions should be taken seriously because storms can quickly become dangerous in this form.

severe weather warnings and safety instructions

The official warnings of the DWD serve to draw the population aware. Anyone who is in nature or on the streets and is surprised by such a storm should urgently pay attention to the correct behavior. Drivers are particularly challenged here: in heavy rain, the risk of aquaplaning increases, which is why adapted driving behavior is advisable. According to the prediction, the second half of the night should be calm of the weather, but there is great caution until then.

Thursday will start friendly and dry at first, but the weather conditions will change quickly. The temperatures could rise up to 31 degrees, at 29 degrees in Heilbronn and 28 degrees in Stuttgart. But in the late afternoon and evening there are again local thunderstorms, which then spread across the country. The night on Friday also remains restless, with a shiver -like rain and thunderstorms that move north. Only in the Tauber area it seems to stay dry every now and then.

a year full of weather extreme

The year 2023 has already experienced many weather extremes worldwide, and this year's developments in Baden-Württemberg are a reflection of these global trends. The meteorological phenomena challenge the population, not only in terms of security during though day, but also with regard to the adjustments that each individual has to make in everyday life. The DWD and other weather services are ready to inform people at an early stage.