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Stand: November 21, 2024, 6:54 p.m

Von: Tanja Kipke, Felix Herz

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Cold, snow, slippery weather – winter is sending an early greeting to the Free State these days. The DWD is currently warning of the onset of winter for all of Bavaria.

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Update from November 21st, 6:55 p.m.: In the Allgäu, several accidents occurred during heavy snowfall and on partly snow-covered roads. A spokesman for the Swabia South/West police headquarters in Kempten reported in the evening that around ten accidents had occurred in Immenstadt and Sonthofen within half an hour. There were no injuries, just sheet metal damage.

Starker Snowfall solves accidents Allgäu out of

Traffic is slowly coming to a standstill there due to the heavy snowfall, the spokesman said. This affects, among other things, federal highway 19 between Kempten and Immenstadt. The police were deployed with several patrol cars to record and secure accidents. On the other hand, the situation was still calm in the operational area of ​​the Upper Bavaria South Police Headquarters around Rosenheim.

Update from November 21st, 6:30 p.m.: The first snowflakes have already fallen in some districts of Bavaria. Especially in the Allgäu it became wintery early in the evening. Most of the snow is expected in the Allgäu towards Lake Constance, the DWD predicts 20 to 30 centimeters. Southwest Bavaria can look forward to “abundant fresh snow” in the next few hours. In addition to the severe weather warnings in the south of Bavaria (see previous update), there is also a warning of slippery conditions in the region north of the Danube. The northeast is particularly affected. The DWD is warning of the risk of slippery conditions there until Friday morning, 10 a.m.

Red alert in Bavaria: DWD warns about Danger of severe weather through snow

Update from November 21st, 4 p.m.: Red alert level in Bavaria: The DWD snow warnings now apply. The entire southwest of Bavaria is affected by the severe weather warnings. Amounts of fresh snow between 15 and 25 centimeters are expected, and it will also be slippery in many areas. The level 3 warning is valid in the following districts until 8 a.m. Thursday:

  • Lindau
  • Oberallgäu
  • Ostallgäu
  • Unterallgäu
  • Landsberg am Lech
  • Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • Weilheim-Schongau
  • Starnberg
  • Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

A level 2 DWD warning for snowfall is also in effect in Munich and the surrounding area as well as in parts of Swabia. Amounts of between ten and 15 centimeters are expected there by tomorrow morning. In addition, there is an official warning about frost throughout Bavaria. It is valid from Thursday, 4 p.m. to Friday, 10 a.m.

Update from November 21st, 1 p.m.: The current warnings about “heavy snowfall” mainly affect the southwest of Bavaria and only apply from the afternoon. In the Upper Palatinate, on the other hand, the onset of winter has already flexed its muscles – a white blanket of snow lies over the landscape. We have compiled a selection of the best images for you in a photo series:

Live Map shows which regions the Onset of winter hits hardest

Update from November 21st, 10:50 a.m.: Our data team has created an overview map of the warning situation in Bavaria for you. It shows the current warning areas, the warning period and what each is about – because everything is currently happening in the Free State, from frost to slippery conditions to heavy snowfall. This way.

Update from November 21st, 10:16 a.m.: The DWD gives specific times for the warning period of the official severe weather warning. The official severe weather warning in southwest Bavaria applies from Thursday, 4 p.m. to Friday, 8 a.m. The official warning around the severe weather warning area (including Munich) is valid from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Friday.

According to the current status, the ice warning for the entire Free State expires at 11 a.m. this morning. However, all times are subject to change and can be adjusted/updated.

Deep „Quiteria“ meets Bayern: “Strong Snowfall” expected

First report from November 21st: Munich – According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the depression “Quiteria” will reach the Free State later today. The current weather report says: “A low moving from to northern Italy is increasingly influencing the weather in the south of the Free State in the evening”. This is accompanied by, among other things, heavy snowfalls.

According to the DWD, there will be heavy snowfall in Bavaria on Thursday. Up to 40 centimeters are possible regionally. (Symbolic image) © IMAGO / NurPhoto

Official storm warning of “heavy snowfall” in Bavaria – DWD with urgent warning

The DWD also writes that there may be snow showers during the day on Thursday, November 21st. In the evening and night of Friday, November 22nd, “some heavy snowfall in the south” is expected.

First of all, the meteorologists warn of slippery conditions for all of Bavaria. In the low mountain ranges there was around three centimeters of fresh snow in some places. As the day progresses it becomes really wintry: “Snowfall starts from the southwest in the late afternoon, spreading over the southern half of Bavaria as the evening progresses. There will be a lot of slippery snow there until Friday morning.”

The weather experts write about the expected amounts of snow: “In the area around the Danube 1 to 5, in the northern and eastern foothills of the Alps, 5 to 10 cm of fresh snow. In the southwest of Bavaria, amounts over 10, in the western foothills of the Alps over 15, and towards Allgäu and Lake Constance 20 to 30 cm. The north of the Free State, on the other hand, will be spared; only isolated slippery conditions can be expected there.

(By the way: Our Bayern newsletter informs you daily about all the important stories from Bavaria.)

DWD warning map shows affected regions

The exact region where the heaviest snowfall occurs is marked on the German Weather Service’s warning map. This is the southwest of the Free State. The DWD’s second highest severe weather warning level applies between Oberstdorf, Landsberg and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It says: “Heavy snowfall with amounts between 15 cm and 25 cm will occur during the warning period. It spreads smoothly.” Around Oberstdorf, even 40 centimeters can be reached in traffic jams.

The current warning map from the German Weather Service (as of Thursday, November 21st, 8:33 a.m.). The red alert is in effect in the southwest until Friday due to heavy snowfall. © German Weather Service

The third highest severe weather warning level applies in other southern regions of Bavaria, and Munich is also affected. Here the meteorologists write: “Snowfall with amounts between 10 cm and 15 cm will occur during the warning period. It spreads smoothly.”

However, the weather reports from the DWD also say that the snow will retreat to the Alps from Friday, meaning the situation will then ease somewhat. (fhz)

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