Sunday, 06 August 2023, 18:00 UTC
Issued: Sunday, 06 Augsut 2023, 18:00 UTC
A strong trough over the Skagerrak is expected to develop in the coming days bringing abundant precipitation. The accompanied storm low is expected to rapidly deepen, inducing a unseasonably severe summer storm across Denmark with wind gusts of more than 100 kph in coastal regions.
A complex trough structure over Scandinavia has already led to high precipitation totals over Austria and Slovenia, inducing strong river flooding in the upper reaches of the Drava and Sava basin, especially along minor rivers. Parts of Slovenia have experienced the worst river flooding in the last 30 years. Along the river Mur a levee broke, bringing severe flooding further down the river. With only minor precipitation totals in the forecast, river levels are expected to recede slowly in the coming days. Though, the flood wave along the Sava River is expected to move downstream through Croatia, leading to elevated flooding risks in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb.
Saturday, 05 August 2023, 16:00 UTC
Issued: Saturday, 05 Augsut 2023, 16:00 UTC
A trough over Scandinavia will bring widespread heavy precipitation to Continental Europe, with a precipitation maximum in the southern part of Scandinavia. 5-day precipitation totals over Eastern Europe and Scandinavia are expected to reach more than 100 mm.
Since Mid-July, a more active westerly weather regime is dominating the weather across Europe, with abundant precipitation in Central Europe. Over the Norwegian Sea, a trough has developed, dominating the weather across Continental Europe. At the tip of the trough, a secondary trough is developing over Germany. Ahead of the trough moist air masses are advected northwards, which already brought intense precipitation to Austria and Slovenia. As a result, widespread river flooding was observed in the Drava and Sava basin. Along some minor rivers along the Drava in the Austrian state of Carinthia, river levels have reached the level of a 30 annual flood or higher, especially in the region around Klagenfurt.
Issued: August 05, 2023, 16:00 UTC KG Issued: August 06, 2023, 18:00 UTC KG |