August 1, 2024, 8:43 a.m.
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After several police operations during the night, including due to lightning strikes, people in Baden-Württemberg must continue to prepare for thunderstorms and heavy rain. (Symbolic image)
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After a partly stormy night, people in Baden-Wurttemberg Expect lots of showers and thunderstorms today. The German Weather Service (DWD) is talking about the potential for severe weather. Thunderstorms are expected to pass through the area, especially until the afternoon, coupled with local storms. People can expect heavy rain with up to 40 litres of precipitation per square metre in one hour, hailstones with a grain size of up to two centimetres and gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour.
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According to the DWD, extreme storms are also possible in some areas during this period. Heavy rain with up to 70 liters per square meter in an hour is possible. Despite this, temperatures in the state are expected to reach up to 30 degrees.
Already on Thursday night, the police in the state were called out to specific weather-related operations. Lightning struck a transformer station in Alpirsbach (Freudenstadt district). Another lightning strike occurred in a ski hut in Dürbheim (Tuttlingen district). No one was injured. In addition, several branches and trees fell over. Some of them also hit the road.
According to the DWD, there will be more thunderstorms on Thursday evening, but the rain will not be as heavy. There will also be more thunderstorms on Friday, especially in the south of the state.
After a partly stormy night, people in Baden-Wurttemberg Expect lots of showers and thunderstorms today. The German Weather Service (DWD) is talking about the potential for severe weather. Thunderstorms are expected to pass through the area, especially until the afternoon, coupled with local storms. People can expect heavy rain with up to 40 litres of precipitation per square metre in one hour, hailstones with a grain size of up to two centimetres and gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour.
According to the DWD, extreme storms are also possible in some areas during this period. Heavy rain with up to 70 liters per square meter in an hour is possible. Despite this, temperatures in the state are expected to reach up to 30 degrees.
