Storm chaos in Tyrol: Fall floods tear bridges with them!

Storm chaos in Tyrol: Fall floods tear bridges with them!

Tiroler Stubaital, Österreich - On July 9, 2025, another violent storm hit the Tyrolean Stubai Valley and ensured that the regions were willing to alert. As Merkur , the difficult weather conditions were followed by already devastating events at the beginning of the week, at the beginning of the week the region led. In particular, the municipality of Turnau in Styria was affected by a storm of hail, which left the trees over July 6th.

The storm situation in the Stubai Valley reached its peak on July 5, when torrential rains let the Margaretenbach swell. As a result, the Fulpmes fire brigade was alerted at 7:30 p.m. after a Mure raced into the valley. Tragically, two pedestrian bridges, including the Wildebenbrücke, were destroyed. Fortunately, there were no people on the bridges, so there was no injured person. Already on Saturday there was a storm thunderstorm in Tirol and made the use of the fire brigade locally, as well as confirmed.

The previous record of the extreme weather events in Austria is alarming. According to Infothek In 2023 already damage of over one billion euros. This continued with storms, hail and floods. The recurring nature of this storm has caused the team around Rémi Vrignaud, President of the Austrian Insurance Association, to emphasize that such extreme weather events become new normality.

There are already optimized measures for the preparations for the area. The AMA's project, which was launched in Salzburg, promotes daily discussions to analyze the weather and is also to start in Styria in February 2024. This cooperation helps to plan the necessary steps to prevent future storms.

forward views and warnings

Although the weather could stabilize something in the coming days, further storms with hail and gusts of wind in the southeast of Austria cannot be ruled out. Experts expect the climax of the current storm situation to be reached in the coming days, which could lead to a critical situation again. The road connection of the federal road B183 remained undamaged, but the cleanup in the affected areas is already in full swing.

The population is also called up to take the warnings seriously and take the necessary precautions in order to protect themselves as best as possible. It remains to be seen how the further developments will be shaped in the next few days, but the will to work and improve the warning systems is noticeable.