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Storm chaos over Bavaria: flights diverted, lightning hits farmhouse!
A strong storm over Bavaria on September 4, 2025 led to flight diversions and disruptions to air traffic.
Storm chaos over Bavaria: flights diverted, lightning hits farmhouse!
On September 4, 2025, Bavaria experienced the most violent storm, which not only significantly affected the roads but also air traffic. A scary bolt of lightning struck a farmhouse in Schöffau near Murnau and caused emotional distress. Loud Mercury The storm led to flooded streets and fallen trees, and aviation also felt the impact of the weather.
Munich Airport was particularly affected. From 9.30 p.m. onwards, numerous aircraft had to take off due to the bad weather conditions. Visibility dropped to a ridiculous 2,000 meters at times and stormy gusts of up to 100 km/h made landing aircraft a challenge. The German Weather Service warned of heavy rain, which fell at lightning speeds of up to 30 l/m², as well as hail with grain sizes of up to 3 cm. These severe thunderstorms tested pilots' patience and caused additional holding patterns in the air t online reported.
Munich Airport under pressure
Once tranquil approaches quickly developed into chaos. Several Lufthansa flights had to change course while they were already approaching Munich airport. A particularly turbulent evening for the airline began with Lufthansa flight LH-2141 from Münster, which took off from Münster at 9 p.m. Because there was smoke in the cockpit, the plane was quickly diverted to Nuremberg and landed there safely an hour later Mercury.
But other flights were also affected: a flight from Toulouse had to abort its approach, another from Tirana was diverted to Berlin and, last but not least, a flight from Copenhagen to Prague. All air traffic in Munich was temporarily paralyzed. A ground stop went into effect as lightning activity increased in the area, further preventing departures.
Night in Nuremberg
The Lufthansa A 320-200 ended up staying in Nuremberg for 20 hours before returning to Munich as scheduled the next day. After another eleven hours on the ground, the plane finally took off again. This incident impressively demonstrated how unpredictable the weather and its impact on our everyday lives can be.
The scenes of the planes taking off over Landshut will go down in people's minds in the coming weeks as an impressive reminder of this stormy evening. The storm demonstrated once again how important it is to be prepared and to always prioritize aviation safety, even if the weather seems harmless at first glance.