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After record temperatures, winter is back in Austria. Mass amounts of snow are particularly difficult in the south of the Alpine republic.
Vienna – At first it was just an extraordinary drop in temperature in Austria. Now an Italian depression has the country firmly under control – with fresh snow of up to 30 centimeters in some places. “A snow roller is now rolling over Austria,” headlines the Austrian portal today.at on Tuesday (April 23). Trees toppled under the masses of snow and fell onto power lines. The power went out in thousands of households in Styria.
“Orange snow warning” in Austria
The snow removal vehicles have been in use since the early hours of the morning, reports the municipality of Eibiswald in Styria. It's been snowing heavily down to low altitudes since Tuesday night and there's more to come. An “orange snow warning” – the second highest warning level – applies to Styria, according to the Austrian weather service GeoSphere Austria. A “yellow snow warning” for Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Carinthia – currently until Wednesday (April 24th). According to the forecast, the snowfall line will drop between 900 and 400 meters.
Up to 30 centimeters of fresh snow in April – ASFINAG switches to winter operation in Austria
ASFINAG activated its winter service again and, according to its own information, switched to “classic winter service”. Many drivers already use summer tires. The Austrian motorway and road service warns road users to drive “only with winter equipment”, to adjust their speed and to increase the safety distance to the vehicle in front. Winter road conditions are to be expected, particularly on higher roads.
In the west, this is particularly true for the Arlberg Pass, which is the current regional alternative route for traffic between Tyrol and Vorarlberg due to the closure of the Arlberg Tunnel.
When does April winter end in Austria?
It won't get warmer until the weekend. According to the forecast, the early values are between minus 2 and plus 6 degrees. The daily maximum temperatures then reach 14 to 22 degrees. The weather situation is also changing in Germany. (ml)
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