Overview
- The German Weather Service published official warnings on Wednesday evening for strong to severe thunderstorms across parts of southern Bavaria, citing heavy rain, hail around 3 cm and gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Late storms on Aug. 5 toppled trees that briefly closed the A8 and A95 and generated about 25 police and fire deployments in Upper Bavaria with no reported injuries.
- A storm on Lake Constance produced high waves that led to a 65‑year‑old woman falling from a motorboat and prompted an international search by roughly 200 rescue personnel that was suspended at night and set to resume at daylight.
- DWD analyses of a July 14 Unterallgäu storm show convective cells can intensify within minutes to produce very large hail and rapid, severe damage, a pattern that heightens concern for similar events during the current heat cycle.
- Authorities have advised people to avoid open water, secure loose objects and adjust driving, and forecasters warn models show temperatures rebuilding to 30–37°C this weekend with renewed local severe‑storm risk.