Hailstorms cause massive damage in Austria – weather
After heavy rain on Tuesday evening, severe storms hit the already damaged federal states on Wednesday afternoon.
Storm with 7 centimeters of hail rages in Austria
“Agriculture in Burgenland and Styria is again affected. In Burgenland, 1,000 hectares and in Styria 2,100 hectares of agricultural land were partially massively damaged. The total damage in agriculture – caused by today’s event alone – amounts to 1.8 million euros, of which 500,000 euros in Burgenland,” said the press spokesman for the Austrian hail insurance company, Mario Winkler, in another statement.
Winkler: “The thunderstorms are already very damaging. In the last 36 hours alone, damage to agriculture in large parts of Austria amounted to more than 3 million euros! The reason lies in the increasing global warming. Because as a basic ingredient for strong thunderstorms, you need In addition to moisture and unstable air layers, there is also hot, high-energy air.
The experts from the Austrian hail insurance are constantly on duty.
Damage overview in detail for Burgenland
➤ Affected districts: Güssing, Jennersdorf
➤ Crops affected: corn, soybean, grain, canola, vine, fruit, peony
➤ Area affected: 1,000 hectares
➤ Total damage in agriculture on May 25: 500,000 euros
➤ Total damage in agriculture on May 24th and 25th: 1.25 million euros
Damage overview in detail for Styria
➤ Affected districts: Hartberg-Fürstenfeld, Southeast Styria, Graz area, Weiz, Voitsberg
➤ Crops affected: grassland, corn, soybean, squash, sugar beet, vine, lettuce, strawberries, apples, vegetables and ornamental plants in open ground
➤ Area affected: 2,100 hectares
➤ Total damage in agriculture on May 25: 1.3 million euros
➤ Total damage in agriculture on May 24th and 25th: 1.9 million euros
Heavy thunderstorms approaching again
Of the Thursday starts inneralpine and in the south with residual clouds. In the north, some clouds will make themselves felt just as quickly, but there will be a fairly friendly mix of sun and clouds everywhere. In the Rhine Valley and from the Innviertel to northern Burgenland, it mostly stays dry. In the mountains and in the south, local rain showers are to be expected during the day, which can also be intensified by thunderstorms over the Carnic Alps and Karawanken. A brisk westerly wind is blowing in the Danube region, otherwise only moderately at 18 to 26 degrees.
Of the Friday usually shows its friendly side, only in the south there are some clouds at the beginning. Here, too, the risk of showers increases again quickly, and during the day there are also strong thunderstorms from East Tyrol to southern Styria. In the north, some clouds will gather over the course of the day with strong westerly winds, but it will usually remain dry until the evening, with showers only falling here on Saturday night. The temperatures rise again to a summery 20 to 28 degrees.