By Becky Elliott, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist
May 30,2016; 8:40PM,EDT
Extremely heavy rain fell over the weekend in southwestern Germany, leading to dangerous and deadly flash flooding.
"A slow-moving storm moved over western Germany on Sunday afternoon and evening," AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys said.
This storm system combined with warm air surging in from the south caused severe storms to erupt across the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
This is the same system responsible for 11 people being struck by lightning in Paris, France, over the weekend.
Cars
got stuck in a flooded underpass in Oberhausen, Germany, Monday, May
30, 2016. Authorities said three people are suspected to have died as
floods struck Germany. Southern and western Germany, along with other
parts of Europe, experienced heavy rainstorms over the weekend. (Marchel
Kusch/dpa via AP)Widespread rainfall amounts of up to 130 mm (5 inches) fell across the region, causing significant flash flooding that uprooted trees and triggered mudslides. These floods and mudslides claimed the lives of four people in the region.
Rubble and debris sit in a street in Braunsbach, southwestern Germany, Monday, May 30,2016. (Franziska Kraufmann/dpa via AP)RELATED:
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Any storms that develop over the flood-stricken state of Baden-Württemberg will potentially hinder recovery and cleanup efforts.
#eustorm 16/30 - Violent #Thunderstorms last night in Würzburg, Germany. Gewitterjagd Via: @Unwetternetz @EUStormMap
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