Overview
- Local DWD warnings were active Wednesday morning for several counties around Munich but have since expired as forecasters shift focus to a broader, worsening pattern.
- Meteorologists say the most critical period for the threat is Thursday evening into Friday when storms are expected to intensify and move eastward across large parts of the country.
- The primary hazard is intense short-duration rainfall with flash-flood, or sturzflut, potential; local totals of 25–40 liters per square meter are likely with isolated extremes near 50 liters.
- Secondary risks include large hail, very strong gusts and downbursts that can exceed storm-force, plus a locally elevated but overall low chance of tornadoes in the southeast.
- After the front passes, temperatures will fall noticeably to roughly 17–24°C and residents should expect travel disruption, flooded underpasses and to follow up-to-date official warnings for their area.