Update # 3 - Alpine floods of January 2011 Current conditions relaxed The flood situation langsam.Waren yesterday the level of the Danube still partially on the rise, were in most tributaries (Inn, Traun, Enns, Ybbs) is already a decline in water levels and thus regisitriert a relaxation of the situation.
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| After the locks on the Danube embankment in Urfahr observed since yesterday to a relaxation in Linz |
However, the Danube is in Lower Bavaria still extreme flood (the highest warning level ), so the level must be observed in the Austrian Reisch's section of the Danube, in any case further.
Danube floods - HQ5 Last Friday was the reporting stations Mauthausen, Kienstock (Wachau), and later in Korneuburg Wildungsmauer (Donauauen) the registration mark of a HQ5 event exceeded - a flood event that occurs every 5 years.
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| flood in Aschach an der Donau (district Eferding) on Friday |
Here is a summary of
flow rates (time in GMT):
Mauthausen : 14/01/2011 14:45
7270 m³ / s (HQ 5: 6620 m³ / s; HQ10: 7380 m³ / s)
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| The peak was reached yesterday afternoon, about 700 cm |
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| flow rates with HQ-figures in Mauthausen |
Kienstock (Wachau ): 01/15/2011 0:45 to 1:45
7360 m³ / s ( HQ 5: 6650; HQ 10: 7400 m³ / s)
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| water level in the course Kienstock / Wachau |
Korneuburg : 15/01/2011 7:00 to 7:00: 55
7210 m³ / s (HQ 5: 6650; HQ 10: 7300 m³ / s)
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| In Korneuburg was HQ5 - mark yesterday exceeded early |
Wildungsmauer : 15.01. 2011 to date
7080 m³ / s (HQ 5: 6650; HQ10: 7300 m³ / s)
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| down the Danube from Vienna was not yet reached the maximum |
The regulation of the Danube near Vienna in the capital to ensure safe conditions, especially the locks to the New Danube contribute much to relax. According hydrografischem service was in Vienna a flood protection up to a flow rate of 14,000 m³ / s built (
orf.at ). Nevertheless
are locked specifically on the Danube Island, the low-lying part way and also on the Danube Treppelweg is already very close.
Here are some pictures from this morning:
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| The lower channels on the Danube island were tw. already locked |
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| shore areas of the New Danube flooded |
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| the duck seems all the same to be |
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| The strong northwest wind provides wave generation on the Danube (Treppelweg) |
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| A touch of North Sea from the Danube (Millennium Tower) |
situation in Bavaria tension is still monitoring the situation in Bavaria. In several sections yesterday reporting the highest level was reached at 4 and still increasing flow rates.
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| webcam Passau - set shipping operations at warning level 3-4 |
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| flooded town of Passau |
Meanwhile the situation in Passau has eased somewhat in the meantime - the levels are on the decline since noon yesterday. The highest value was about 910 cm water level, a value that was last achieved in August 2005. Worse was allowed at 13.01. were expected as the Danube within hours by 300 cm of water level rose (Source:
Passau New press )!
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| level in Passau this morning |
Further development in Deggendorf, Straubing and Regensburg is currently the highest warning level active and the number is still growing! Therefore, the situation in Passau need to be kept and thus the level further down the river Danube (Linz, Mauthausen, Wachau).
weather conditions with springtime mild, and especially in the eastern half quite windy: presently, be presented in the weather (in Vienna, were yesterday at the temperatures Westföhn
10 degrees above the long-term average). A high pressure system has moved over the Alps, and brings at least until Monday and dry outside of the fog and high fog areas quite friendly weather.
In Marburg (Slovenia) had to be today for the season to warm temperatures (+14 degrees) of the women's giant slalom canceled in the first round because of the. Despite treatment with chemical spray bar, it was not possible to continue the race. The loud standard.at "by Austrian Ski Coach Andi Moser liquid set course" proved to be a to liquid ... A weak cold front
touches on Tuesday north of Austria and is therefore initiating another phase with colder temperatures. As of Wednesday there is already much colder on Thursday and interpret the models of precipitation.
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| high-pressure weather prevails - Seegrubenwolke top |
keyword television appearance, not only in hydrology is often quickly lost. Sometimes meteorologists must also within an hour preparing for a television appearance, as I experienced myself yesterday. From a 10 minute interview is unfortunately often only a 15-second snippets left ...
------------------------------------- --------------------- References: water level and flow: hydrological services of Upper Austria (1.3) and Lower Austria (4, 5 , 6, 7) Flood Service Bayern (15). Flood pictures: Aschach (2) (nachrichten.at / APA), Passau (14) (pnp.de / PNP) webcam pictures: Passau (13) www.passau.de, North chain (16) tirol.gv . photos at the Danube Island (8, 9, 10, 11, 12): alpen.wetter video recording of Puls4 Austria News, broadcast on 14.01. at 18:30 on Puls4 (17): private