Super cell about Vienna: Shopping Mall becomes a waterfall!

Super cell about Vienna: Shopping Mall becomes a waterfall!

Wien, Österreich - A suddenly falling storm caused excitement in Vienna and the surrounding area on Saturday afternoon, June 7, 2025. A super cell with a strong storm and hail emerged and brought heavy rainfall. Shortly after 2 p.m. there was an abrupt start of rain in downtown Vienna and in Lower Austria. Among other things, this led to the sprinkler system of a sub -washary business activated in the Westfield Shopping City Süd in Vösendorf and both customers and the stored goods were wet. In the west and north of Vienna in particular, showers and thunderstorms were to be expected, which gave an unpleasant surprise for those present.

The temperatures moved between 21 and 32 degrees during this thorough phase, with the highest values ​​in the east and southeast being measured. The afternoon brought relaxation when the rain gradually subsided and the weather situation stabilized. In the Danube room you could feel lively west wind that chased the moist air and made space for a friendlier sky.

extreme weather as a result of climate change

The powerful weather events are not only a shocking experience for the local people, but also illustrate a growing problem: the changed climate. According to a report by the World Climate Council (IPCC), the surface temperatures of the earth rose faster than ever in the past 2000 years. The forecast provides for an increase in extreme weather events such as heavy rain and flooding, which are up to nine times more likely due to global warming. These changes are a direct consequence of CO2 emissions caused by human activities. [Wwf] (https://www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/klimapolitik-international/klimaf research- Extremwetter-Seind-folgen-des-Klimawandels) indicates that coastal flooding that could previously only occurred every 100 years.

The thunderstorm, which was pulled across Vienna on August 13, 2019, is another example of the violent weather conditions that have been observed in recent years. At that time, the weather phenomenon led to over 90 fire brigade operations and to power outages in various districts. At the botanical garden, storm gusts were registered with speeds of up to 95 km/h. Comparable phenomena illustrate the need to take measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on both private and political levels.

The weather at an overview

How was the weather situation in detail? The shower movements run across the region, especially on the alpine north side and in the central highlands, rain was to be expected on Pentecost Sunday. Only in the lower Carinthia and in South Burgenland did the sky remain friendly at the beginning before the thunderstorms opened here too. In the early afternoon, the maximum values ​​were between 18 and 26 degrees, whereby the Klagenfurt basin recorded the warmest temperatures.

In summary, it can be said: The weather remains a central topic in Vienna and the surrounding area, and it is clearer than ever that nature needs our attention. The extremes that we are increasingly experiencing are an urgent appeal to all of us to think and act about our way of dealing with the climate.

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