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Deluge Triggers Life‑Threat Alerts in Southern Germany as Calm Returns Under High ‘Luisa’

A moisture‑rich low funneled rain into the Alpine rim and Black Forest, concentrating impacts in the far south.

Overview

  • DWD issued official Unwetterwarnungen, including red‑level alerts citing danger to life from flooding, aquaplaning and landslides in parts of Baden‑Württemberg and western Bavaria.
  • Twenty‑four‑hour rainfall peaked near 112 liters per square meter in Todtmoos in the Black Forest, with further heavy totals across the Alpine foreland.
  • Fire brigades around Lake Constance reported major demand, topping 100 deployments overall, including more than 70 in Radolfzell for flooded streets and basements.
  • Bavaria’s flood service warned that locally extreme flash floods were possible in eastern Upper and Lower Bavaria, as DWD highlighted short‑term rates up to 50 l/m² in six hours and isolated higher sums.
  • Forecasters now expect the rain to ease and sunnier, drier weather to build from the weekend under high ‘Luisa,’ with the north staying cooler and breezier as local cleanup continues.