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More snowfall is expected in Upper Carinthia on Tuesday. According to information from the Carinthia Avalanche Warning Service, Avalanche Alert Level 4 applies to the mountainous regions of the Spittal an der Drau and Hermagor districts: “The main danger remains the possibility of spontaneous avalanches, which can be even higher due to the thickness of the snow cover and affect exposed traffic routes. “
With new snowfall, which should start from noon, the snow cover will be slightly thicker, according to the avalanche warning service. Reconnaissance flights were carried out with a police helicopter in the communities of Heiligenblut, Großkirchheim and Mörtschach, which were particularly affected by the snowfall. A reconnaissance flight was also planned in the Lesach Valley, but the helicopter had to return due to bad weather.
There is also great danger in East Tyrol.
In East Tyrol on Tuesday there was still a high level of avalanche danger of level four on the five-level risk scale. Due to the danger given, “great restraint” was requested in the alpine terrain. Although large amounts of new snow of up to 50 centimeters were forecast in some areas, the danger of avalanches will gradually diminish on Wednesday, according to the avalanche report. In North Tyrol, the danger of avalanches was widespread and considerable (level three).
On the steep grassy slopes of East Tyrol, avalanches of wet, slippery snow are possible at any time, in very large isolated instances, it was warned. New snow and snow accumulation in recent days are prone to failure at all exposures above the treeline. According to experts, the number and size of danger spots increased with height.
In both North Tyrol and Vorarlberg, there was a general level three avalanche warning, which signifies considerable danger. Also in this case, avalanches of wet, slippery snow were expected on steep grassy slopes. Avalanches could already be triggered by exposure to individual winter sports enthusiasts.
Red alert
“On Tuesday and Wednesday, the next low in Italy in Upper Carinthia and East Tyrol will bring widespread snowfall back to the valleys. This will add another 50 centimeters of fresh snow, and in some cases around 100, for example in the Lesach valley “reports Gerhard Hohenwarter. Since Thursday, the weather seeks to calm down in the long term. “By the weekend, a low pressure zone is likely to develop again over Italy, but according to the current forecast, it is too far south to affect Austria.”
The forecast in detail
Along the northern side of the Alps and partly in the north, solar windows are to be expected to loosen, especially until noon. However, in general, cloud cover is increasing and snowfall is expected, especially along and south of the main alpine ridge, which can be heavy at night. Rain is also possible at lower altitudes. At night, precipitation can spread north over the main Alpine range. The snowfall line fluctuates between 500 m in the southwest and 1,500 m above sea level in the northeast. Fog or mist persists over the northern and eastern plains, from which it drizzles in some places. The wind comes from weak to moderate, in the north and east, as well as on the north side of the Alps, from strong to strong, from northeast to south. In the morning the temperatures range between minus 6 and plus 5 degrees, in the early afternoon between 0 and 9 degrees.
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