Overtown Austria September 13th 2024 snow chaos in Overtown paralyzed Saltsburg on Thursday and Friday firefighters pulled out wrecked cars and first time skiers began to move [Music] snow fell at 1,700 m above sea level in Saltsburg ski Paradise Overtown we already have more than half a meter of snow and it doesn't stop falling said one tourist who was in Ober toown it's hard to believe we were still in summer a few days ago at higher altitudes it's already deep winter he said very heavy snowfall has been falling since Thursday causing the gross LNA High Alpine Road to be closed firefighters had to pull out the first Vehicles most t IST s enjoyed the Spa and Wellness area at the [Music] [Music] hotel many videos circulating on social media show snowy scenes in Overtown away from the city about half a meter of fresh snow has fallen and that's not all the snow will continue to fall almost nonstop until Saturday evening the snowfall limit is sometimes even below 800 m [Music] the snow also causes problems on the roads some roads are closed for safety reasons or snow chains are required the Alpine Club warns against touring in the high mountains even in the lowland areas there is an increased risk of snow breaking so one that's the Weather Service predicts a noticeable increase in cold air in Austria up dur an including Sunday September 15th 2024 the first onset of winter is seen at medium altitudes with snow falling in is on the Northern side of the Alps down to The Valleys at around 700 to 800 m above sea level a cool air mass is currently seeping in from the Northwest the snowfall limit is mostly at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,400 m above sea level and on the Northern side of the Alps snow can fall to around 700 M in case of heavy rain [Music] snowfall at this time of year can lead to snow breaking on the still Shady trees winter conditions are expected on the higher traffic routes such as the alberg pass radata Overtown the catur area or the treban town pass now exact [Music] in addition on Saturday and Sunday strong northwesterly to stormy winds will develop in Northern and Northeastern Austria and generally in the mountains which will most likely further aggravate the situation in neighboring Italy a strong wave of bad weather is hitting Italy bringing the first white flakes to Northern Italy and Beyond from Val Gardina to Val diasa there are a series of videos on social media showing whitewashed Villages the roads can also be seen covered in a soft white blanket the first snow also fell much earlier in the dollar [Music] ites okay thank you for watching to my YouTube channel don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel because I will give you the information about the natural disaster around the world every day what are you doing ohen hey eating the BR that is my orange cat [Music] hey she's playing okay don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel thank you for watching [Music]