https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After weeks of cold temperatures and snow, Austria is set to record mild weather this weekend, with temperatures of up to 12 degrees. https://www.thelocal.at/20210129/sun-and-mild-weather-predicted-for-austria-this-weekend Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:28:00 +0100 sun-and-mild-weather-predicted-for-austria-this-weekend Winter weather is set to hit Austria this week, with larger than average snowfalls and temperatures as low as minus 25C forecast for some parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.at/20210111/austria-set-for-severe-cold-spell-from-friday Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:39:04 +0100 austria-set-for-severe-cold-spell-from-friday Two people were killed in Austria and 120 injured, 20 of them seriously, when an "extreme" storm wrecked a large marquee, police said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.at/20170819/wrecked-party-tent-kills-2-hurts-120-in-austria Sat, 19 Aug 2017 16:58:40 +0200 wrecked-party-tent-kills-2-hurts-120-in-austria Storm "Egon" is heading towards Austria, bringing colder temperatures and more snow. https://www.thelocal.at/20170113/storm-egon-to-bring-fresh-snow-and-colder-conditions-to-austria Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:13:26 +0100 storm-egon-to-bring-fresh-snow-and-colder-conditions-to-austria The winter storm that hit the country on Wednesday has even more in store; from bitter cold temperatures brought in by roaring high-speed winds to a healthy dosing of snow that will affect both the east and west. https://www.thelocal.at/20170105/storm-axel-descends-polar-freeze-over-austria Thu, 05 Jan 2017 11:29:01 +0100 storm-axel-descends-polar-freeze-over-austria A violent winter storm pattern will thrash through all of Austria this Wednesday. Recent forecasts have put the entire country under red alert and are predicting very difficult winter conditions that have gone so far as to impact the national train service. https://www.thelocal.at/20170104/severe-weather-warnings-halt-trains-throughout-austria Wed, 04 Jan 2017 11:07:34 +0100 severe-weather-warnings-halt-trains-throughout-austria Post-Christmas storms are expected to bring damage with high winds in the last working days before the New Year, according to the Austrian Weather Bureau. https://www.thelocal.at/20161227/storm-warnings-given-for-vienna-styria-and-lower-austria Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:21:08 +0100 storm-warnings-given-for-vienna-styria-and-lower-austria A cow called Lucky is the only survivor of a lightning strike that killed 18 other cows at once in alpine meadow in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20160707/lightening-strike-kills-18-cows-in-austria Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:51:18 +0200 lightening-strike-kills-18-cows-in-austria Hurricane strength winds brought chaos to Austria, Germany and Switzerland on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and causing major damage to travel infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.at/20150401/at-least-nine-dead-after-hurricane-strength-winds Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:05:08 +0200 at-least-nine-dead-after-hurricane-strength-winds The Austrian Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) has warned of dangerous storms which will cover much of the country beginning on Thursday night, and continuing on Friday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150108/dangerous-storm-to-cover-austria-late-thursday-night Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:30:00 +0100 dangerous-storm-to-cover-austria-late-thursday-night Conditions worsened in the on-going ice storm in Lower Austria and Burgenland on Thursday, as authorities resorted to tanks to get supplies into towns cut off by thousands of fallen trees and ice-covered roads. https://www.thelocal.at/20141204/ice-storm-threatens-homes-in-austria Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:37:41 +0100 ice-storm-threatens-homes-in-austria Army recovery vehicles and tanks have been assisting 80 people in Austria’s eastern state of Burgenland who are trapped in their homes because of dangerous and icy weather conditions. https://www.thelocal.at/20141204/tanks-called-out-to-help-people-trapped-by-ice Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:31:00 +0100 tanks-called-out-to-help-people-trapped-by-ice Weather forecasters have issued major storm warnings in Austria for the early hours of Wednesday morning, as the former hurricane Gonzalo vents its remaining fury on the central European region. https://www.thelocal.at/20141022/storm-warnings-over-austria Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:26:00 +0200 storm-warnings-over-austria Austria's easternmost state of Burgenland was hit by severe flooding after violent thunderstorms and prolonged heavy rain on Wednesday night. https://www.thelocal.at/20140731/burgenland-under-water-after-severe-storm Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:20:13 +0200 burgenland-under-water-after-severe-storm