Elli" is swept by storm "on Friday night with Hurricane-force winds over the Swiss mountains. On the La Dôle whether Geneva winds were measured at speeds of 127 kilometers per hour. In the lowlands, peak values were at 85 miles an hour.

Even more night was on Thursday, the hair dryer. At the lake of Constance, the wind speeds were even as high as 102 miles per hour. This was even more than the Föhnspitzen in the classic Föhntälern. In Altdorf, in the Canton of Uri, it was enough at least for 95 km/h, such as SRF Meteo said.

wind bursts in the city

For Hurricane-force winds, i.e. wind speeds of more than 117 km/h, handed it to the Chasseral, on the Säntis mountain, the Pilatus, as well as on the Bantiger in Bern. In the lowlands, peak values were at 85 kilometres per hour, so in Egholzwil and in the North of the city of Zurich. Here, violent wind bursts occurred in isolated cases, appeared out of nowhere.

Here is a quick look at the last hours: Yesterday it v. a in the West, large amounts of precipitation. The Wind picked up more and more. The strong foehn in the Alps collapsed at night while it was in the lowlands widespread strong to stormy gusts. (km) pic.twitter.com/fVlb4YouEv

— MeteoNews (@MeteoNewsAG) March 6, 2020

A storm, almost like a Textbook, commented Meteonews on Twitter of a satellite image, the Elli with his fronts on Thursday over Switzerland.

This weather was responsible for the heavy rain that fell from Thursday afternoon. The most precipitation there was Meteonews, according to in the West. 46 Milimeter came together in Bière up at 18.30 already.

Almost Textbook: the satellite picture of today's lunch #Elli with his fronts. And this is also not usual, the radar shows the image, currently it is raining almost in the whole of Switzerland (except in the South). (ss) pic.twitter.com/gu1RNczQYM

— MeteoNews (@MeteoNewsAG) March 5, 2020

Also on Friday, it will remain unsettled and windy. In the Morning, Elli is in the heart of Germany, in the daytime it moves slowly eastward. According to Meteonews, the Switzerland brought North of the Alps, a lot of clouds and even some showers.

Today, it will remain unsettled and windy! Thanks to we have the #Deep #Elli. This Morning it is in the middle of Germany, in the daytime it moves slowly eastward. With us it is produced in the North, many clouds and some showers, the South remains protected. (km) pic.twitter.com/paqoqB1r3h

— MeteoNews (@MeteoNewsAG) March 6, 2020

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Created: 06.03.2020, 07:33 PM