A hail storm hit at night over Switzerland. "We stood at 1.30 clock because of the hail tornadoes in bed," Report reader-reporter from Zurich. In the morning the storm and rain sound somewhat. "Towards evening we reached then the actual cold front," says Adriana Müller Meteonews to 20 minutes online.
This has it all: "There are 50 to 100 liters per square meter of rain may fall - depending on the station as much as usual in a month," warns the meteorologist. The situation comes to be so especially in the eastern and central Switzerland: the Appenzell region, the soils around by the storm on Sunday even more completely soaked, barely able to swallow water. "It is quite possible that there are again flooding and landslides," says Mueller.
Herisau new flood threat
The situation is tense, said Roger Schläpfer, commander of the Fire Department Herisau. "In some houses the sewage works because of the storms on Sunday are not." Even small amounts of rain could cause renewed flooding.
Already the storm of last night complained of large amounts of rain Switzerland: Since about midnight fell on the airport 43l/m2 Zurich, Bern 21l/m2
On Thursday the sun returns
On Thursday, the situation calmed down, the rain stops, but then the spring-like temperatures return to 20 degrees.
This has it all: "There are 50 to 100 liters per square meter of rain may fall - depending on the station as much as usual in a month," warns the meteorologist. The situation comes to be so especially in the eastern and central Switzerland: the Appenzell region, the soils around by the storm on Sunday even more completely soaked, barely able to swallow water. "It is quite possible that there are again flooding and landslides," says Mueller.
Herisau new flood threat
The situation is tense, said Roger Schläpfer, commander of the Fire Department Herisau. "In some houses the sewage works because of the storms on Sunday are not." Even small amounts of rain could cause renewed flooding.
Already the storm of last night complained of large amounts of rain Switzerland: Since about midnight fell on the airport 43l/m2 Zurich, Bern 21l/m2
On Thursday the sun returns
On Thursday, the situation calmed down, the rain stops, but then the spring-like temperatures return to 20 degrees.
From: 20min.ch translated with google.com\translate
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