Just like in winter: snow plows in action after hail in Reutlingen

A violent thunderstorm passed over Reutlingen on Friday afternoon and caused flooding. The inner city was particularly affected.

According to the police and fire brigade, heavy rain and hail caused flooding in Reutlingen on Friday afternoon when a violent thunderstorm swept over the city.

Because of the many large hailstones, it looked like winter in Reutlingen in the middle of summer. The hailstones, one to two centimeters in size, also clogged the sewers and roads were flooded. According to the city of Reutlingen, the hail layer in the city center was 30 centimeters high. According to a city spokeswoman, the technical operations services had brought snow plows to clear the streets.