Austria: Dozens of people snowed in after snowfall
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weatherSnow roller hits Austria hard – dozens of people snowed in
Large parts of Austria sink in the snow, partly gilded the highest warning level. There is also fresh snow in Switzerland – but significantly less than in our neighbors.
That’s what it’s about
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Massive snowfall in Austria increases the risk of avalanches rapidly.
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Because the roads are closed, 70 people are cut off from the outside world.
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It should also continue to snow widely on Friday – only little snow falls in Switzerland.
The weather in Austria is currently extremely dangerous. Massive snowfall from west to east from the morning hours onwards caused downright chaos on the roads and a number of accidents with injuries, such as Today.at reported. Several roads have already been closed due to the danger of avalanches. In the village of Hinterwildalpen, 70 people are now closed to the outside world, as the “Kleine Zeitung” reports.
“Maybe we’ll be snowed in soon too”
“If it keeps snowing like this, we’ll soon be snowed in too,” says a reader from Mariazellerland to 20 minutes. The situation is already critical. The authorities want to reassess the avalanche situation on Friday – but it is unlikely that the closed roads will reopen and the stuck people will get out of town again. Because on Friday it should snow heavily from the Tiroler Unterland to the Mostviertel above 500 to 600 meters.
The highest storm warning level is already in effect in some regions along the Alps, and the experts at the UWZ storm center have issued a red warning level. Snow is also likely to have fallen in Switzerland – albeit significantly less than in the neighbors to the east.
Less snow in Switzerland
to die heavy snow roll also affects Switzerland. In the canton of Graubünden there was already isolated fresh snow on Thursday night. However, the precipitation is likely to decrease over the course of the day. Friday will remain mostly dry with temperatures above freezing. In the north there are temperatures between three and seven degrees.
Over the weekend there will be widespread precipitation again. At higher altitudes, this comes in the form of snow. Meteonews expects a lot of fresh snow in the canton of Graubünden by Monday morning. There should be most in the Prättigau/Davos region. There should even be up to one meter of fresh snow locally. There are significantly fewer in the mountain valleys: one to 15 centimeters can be expected here.
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