Context information

• Three events: 24, 26 and 28 July 2014
• Duration: between 1 hour and 24 hours

Affected regions: the Emmental and the Entlebuch regions

Note: Switzerland received a lot of precipitation during the month of July 2014, causing damage in many parts of the country. The focus is given here to the regions of the Emmental and the Entlebuch, which were particularly affected by three precipitation events that occurred between 24 and 28 July. Concerning the precipitation of July 2014 in the other regions of Switzerland, more information can be found in the climatological bulletin available in the section References and links.