The storm system brings 7 cm hail to Austria. He arrives in Slovakia at night
A massive storm system formed in the Bavarian region on Sunday afternoon. It advances further north through the north of Austria. It brings hail and a strong gust of wind, it arrives in the west of Slovakia at night.
On Sunday evening, we watch mostly sunny weather in Slovakia. During the day, storms occurred only rarely, in central and eastern Slovakia.
The weather will change during the night. An extensive storm system will reach us from the west, which will bring torrential rainfall and, in some cases, a strong gusting wind, especially to the far west of Slovakia.
The storm system currently brings hailstones up to 7 cm to Austria, arriving in Slovakia at night
Already on the Sunday after the 17th, strong storms were reported from Austria, which produced hailstones of up to 7 centimeters. Huge hail was observed in the town of Kufstein, which lies in Tyrol, Austria. Together with the storms in Bavaria, they subsequently created a storm system. It also brought a strong gust of wind, which at some German stations in gusts reached a speed of 100 km / h (stations Chieming and Taubenstein).
7-centimeter groats in Kufstein in the Austrian Tyrol, photo: Pizzeriarestaurant Gusto Piano
The storms formed into a massive storm system that ran through northern Austria further east. At its head, a line was formed, technically called the “squall line”, the most common manifestation of which is a strong gust of wind.
So far, over 16,000 lightning strikes have been observed, which is a very large amount even for such a storm system.
Expected procedure of the storm system, source: iMeteo.sk
At night, the storm system arrives in the west of Slovakia
During the evening and the first half of the night, the storm system will move through the north of Austria and the far south of the Czech Republic to the far southwest of Slovakia. During its journey, its structure will disintegrate and the threat of a strong gust of wind should disappear.
But that does not mean that storms will not reach our territory. During the night, the formation of additional storms is expected, which will form in the remains of the storm complex. These storms can cause significant rainfall, especially in western Slovakia.
I expect the storms to accompany, they can continue in the ongoing course up to 50 mm. Such heavy rainfall can cause local flows.
We will closely monitor the situation on our website for the next few hours. You can also watch the movement of storms LIVE on our iRadar.