Overview

• The Isar at Munich’s main gauge registered 263 cm early Wednesday, exceeding the Meldestufe 1 threshold of 240 cm.
• KATWARN and the Hochwassernachrichtendienst Bayern have maintained flood warnings for Munich city and county following the overnight rise above the first alert level.
• Pre-warnings remain in effect for Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land districts as rivers across the Alpine foreland continue to swell.
• The Isar-Highway bike path is closed and homeless residents along the riverbanks continue to receive safety alerts as levels exceed 200 cm.
• Continued showers and isolated thunderstorms through Thursday could sustain high flows, and authorities are watching for a possible escalation to Meldestufe 2 at 300 cm.