Hang tough Austria! New round of heavy snowfall for the northern Alps in the next 4 days
More heavy snowfall is expected over the next four days in areas already buried in meters of snow. Large areas will likely receive over half … Read more
Switzerland
No end to the heavy snowfall in sight in Austria and Switzerland – *update* on the extreme snowfall across the northern Alps
The northern Alps are buried in thick fresh snow, literally meters in some places. The situation is critical in many areas, with extreme avalanche danger. … Read more
*UPDATE* on the major snowstorm for the northern Alps this week – another 100+ cm of snow likely in some areas
It has been a week of intense and excessive snowfall across the northern Alps, more precisely across the eastern Switzerland and northern Austria. Locally, 100-200 … Read more
Severe thunderstorms hit parts of France and Switzerland – December 3, 2018
A mesoscale convective system moved across northern-central and eastern France into western Switzerland, bringing very late season severe thunderstorms. Severe straight line winds hit numerous … Read more
Big debris flow hits Chamoson, Switzerland – August 7, 2018
A damaging debris flow hit the village of Chamoson, Switzerland late afternoon yesterday, August 7. It was caused by locally very intense rainfall, with surface … Read more