Blitzis over Stuttgart: Chaos on the streets and airfields!

Date: 15.01.2025 - In the Stuttgart region, lightning ice caused massive disabilities due to freezing rain. Hundreds of accidents have already been registered, including at least 140 car accidents in Stuttgart alone. The Ludwigsburg police department reported over 400 accidents, mostly with sheet metal damage. The district of Ludwigsburg is particularly affected, while the district of Böblingen is less affected. In the Esslingen district, the police report on accident reports "every minute". There were also many smooth accidents in the Rems-Murr district and in the district of Göppingen. The police advise you to leave the car if possible.

In addition, flight operations at Stuttgart Airport are affected by the freezing rain. There were great delays in the starts, and winter service was on the runway, but no landings or starts were possible at that time. Two machines that wanted to land in Stuttgart gave way to other airports. In the meantime, however, flight operations are running again.

weather warnings and recommendations

In addition, it was warned of Blitzeis in and around Stuttgart, such as the Stuttgarter news. Fleet ice and snow rain can be expected in large parts of Baden-Württemberg until Wednesday afternoon, January 15th. Oberschwaben, the Allgäu and the Bodenseekreis are particularly affected. The DWD meteorologist Peter Crouse warned of an ice sheet on lanes in Ulm and the surrounding area, with the temperatures in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday to Wednesday between -3 and -7 degrees.