44 years, 16,000 working days and not even late: Willi Mehler has defied all odds for decades and observes, measures and reports the weather in Herzogenaurach, Franconia. source site
44 years, 16,000 working days and not even late: Willi Mehler has defied all odds for decades and observes, measures and reports the weather in Herzogenaurach, Franconia. source site
Willi Mehler is 84 years old and a very busy man these days. "We have until a quarter to eleven, then the next ones will come," he lets you know when you walk through the hallway lined with six documents into his house at ten o'clock sharp. Dettelbacher Pilgrimage, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, volunteer fire brigade, city youth band, the sports club, everything is there, Mehler has left out nothing. However, the most important document is different and hangs in the frame next...
Four people were fatally injured in accidents on Bavaria's roads. At least 91 accidents occurred on the night of Saturday on snow-covered roads, in which people were slightly injured.A first fatal accident occurred on Friday afternoon at Penzberg (Weilheim-Schongau district). The couple's car collided head-on with a van, police said. The two 71 and 74-year-old inmates reportedly sustained fatal injuries. An eight-year-old child in the couple's car was slightly injured, as were the two people in the van. The exact...
Winter has returned to Bavaria in some places: In Würzburg, there were massive delays and cancellations in bus services on Wednesday morning, as reported by the Würzburger Verkehrs- und Versorgungs-GmbH (WVV). "The buses only run occasionally. There is so much snow that it is impossible to get through," said a WVV spokeswoman in the morning.Two buses slipped into a ditch in Würzburg. One of the vehicles was then so unfavorable that the doors could no longer be opened. "The approximately...
Winter has returned to Bavaria in some places: In Würzburg, there were massive delays and cancellations in bus services on Wednesday morning, as reported by the Würzburger Verkehrs- und Versorgungs-GmbH (WVV). "The buses only run occasionally. There is so much snow that it is impossible to get through," said a WVV spokeswoman in the morning.The streets have not yet been cleared. Passengers should pay attention to the display boards for possible delays. However, the tram was not affected by the...
After heavy rain in the past few days, rivers in northern Bavaria have swollen - but experts do not expect major flooding. "We do not assume that the situation will worsen dramatically," said a spokesman for the flood intelligence service in Augsburg on Sunday. It is a typical winter flood, which is more common in the northern low mountain ranges. Above all, agricultural areas such as meadows or fields are flooded.According to the new situation report from Sunday morning, the...
After intense rainfall in the past few days, the rivers in northern Bavaria have swollen considerably. On the upper Main, the flood notification levels 1 and 2 were occasionally exceeded, the flood news service Bavaria announced on Saturday morning.And the water levels will probably continue to rise: According to the experts' forecast, further heavy precipitation is expected in the northern low mountain ranges by Sunday noon, especially in traffic jams. The districts of Coburg, Kronach and Lichtenfels are particularly affected....
It's getting colder in Bavaria - and winter sports enthusiasts can finally look forward to snow next week. "By Wednesday, there could be 5 to 10 centimeters of fresh snow in the foothills of the Alps, maybe even 15 centimeters in places," said a meteorologist from the German Weather Service (DWD) on Friday. In the mountains, a total of 20 to 30 centimeters can be expected, in the Allgäu even up to 30 centimeters. It can also get frosty throughout...
The continuous rain of the past few days has caused the water level in many rivers in northern Bavaria to rise. The areas of Itz, Rodach and Franconian Saale were particularly affected, said the flood intelligence service of the State Office for the Environment (LfU) on Friday. In some cases, reporting level 2 has been exceeded. This means that areas can be flooded and traffic on individual streets can be obstructed.More water is to be expected in the streams and...
