Cross clock tower struck by lightning

After the weather calmed down over the past few days, a storm front moved south of Styria after midday on Sunday. At 1:52 p.m., a weather warning was issued by the Styria state warning center south and east of Styria for the districts of Voitzberg, Deutschlandsberg, Leibnitz, Southeastern Styria, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld and Weiss. Affected zones.

Lightning struck overhead power lines

Then there was heavy rain in Graz, and the canals at Frölichkass overflowed. In a video shown on the “CrossWellness” Instagram page, lightning struck the cross bell tower in Schlossberg. Another lightning strike caused overhead line damage on line 5 of the cross line.

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A storm front passed over Carinthia and southern Styria

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Many works in the Hartberg district

From Graz, the storm moved further east, and the towns of Kaindorf, Sebersdorf, Obertiefenbach and Ebersdorf were particularly affected, according to Matthias Novacek, a spokesman for the area’s fire brigade. “In most cases, trees have fallen and blocked the roads due to strong storms, so it is important to clear the traffic lanes again now,” he said on Sunday afternoon. The storm also caused minor, localized flooding, including Pollavu. “Compared to June 8, we were relatively spared today,” Novacek said.

There were also fire brigade operations from southern Styria because the trees here could no longer withstand the wind, according to Thomas Meyer, a spokesman for the state fire brigade.

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Arrived as expected

The storm moved “rapidly” from the frontal mountains towards southeastern Styria, explains Martin Kullmer from Geosphere Austria. Up to 40 liters of rain fell per square metre, while winds gusted to 80 kilometers per hour. Kullmer: “There is a lot of water in the atmosphere at this time, however, Styria was not seriously affected on Sunday: due to their rapid movement, the clouds could not rain in one place (and thus cause flooding) .

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