Severe weather warning for Baden-Württemberg: Heat, lightning and flooding threaten!

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In Baden-Württemberg drohen am Wochenende heftige Unwetter, mit Gewittern und Starkregen bis zu 60 Litern.
In Baden-Württemberg, there are violent storms at the weekend, with thunderstorms and heavy rain up to 60 liters. (Symbolbild/MBW)

Baden-Baden, Deutschland - The weather in Baden-Württemberg will be turbulent next weekend. The German Weather Service (DWD) raises the alarm and warns of violent storms with lightning strikes and heavy rain. The temperatures could even rise to up to 35 degrees on Saturday, accompanied by high humidity. Such conditions are made for potential thunderstorms that first appear in the mountain country and could spread over the weekend. Another warning applies to Sunday when the temperatures remain over 20 degrees - from Basel via Karlsruhe to Mannheim. In other parts of the country, on the other hand, waste is threatened to be tolerable 15 to 18 degrees.

On Sunday, a cold front moves from the northwest to the southeast and promises tremendous thunderstorm development. According to the meteorologists, a flash line of up to 100 kilometers could form, with the risk of heavy rain, which can reach up to 40 liters per square meter. In Upper Swabia, up to 60 liters are even possible in a short time, which could lead to flooding and floods. With all of this, however, the residents do not have to worry about tornados - their education is unlikely to classify, but fall gusts could cause additional risks with high wind speeds.

Current storm situation in North Rhine-Westphalia

t-online.de There have been extensive missions since Saturday afternoon due to heavy rain and hail. Over 25,000 lightning loads were recorded, including around 3,200, which reached the ground. Krefeld is particularly affected, where numerous basements are under water and trees have fallen over. In Erftstadt the water became up to half a meter high. Around 100 buildings were affected here. In the Herrig district, the electricity failed, while in Euskirchen the streets mutated quickly.

climate change and extreme weather

The increase in such extreme weather events is no coincidence. A current analysis of the World Weather Attribution shows that climate change has doubled the likelihood of such weather phenomena. Even if the rainfall has been extremely strong recently, the number of fatalities remains lower compared to previous catastrophes. This is probably due to improved weather forecasts and early warning systems. In view of these developments, experts are calling for climate change to be included in the land use planning in order to better manage future floods.

It remains to be seen how serious the storm will be canceled in the next week. However, it is clear that everyone should be prepared if the weather god conjures up a few of their tricks out of their sleeves at the weekend. If you keep an eye on the weather, you are prepared for what may come.

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