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Weather in Germany: Gigantic hurricane storm approaching - expert warns: "Dangerous cause"

2020-02-11T10:01:13.064Z


The weather in Germany is going crazy, Sturm Sabine is raging. Meteorologists are on alert and warn of the hurricane.


The weather in Germany is going crazy, Sturm Sabine is raging. Meteorologists are on alert and warn of the hurricane.

  • The weather in Germany in February 2020 started with a lot of rain and wind. Severe weather caused chaos in some parts of Germany.
  • As of Sunday, the signs point to storm - a special weather phenomenon - the jet stream steers a hurricane to Europe .
  • Weather experts are already raising the alarm for Germany.

+++ Read a current news ticker about Sturm Sabine +++ here

Weather forecast: Deutsche Bahn recommends travelers to postpone their trips on hurricane days

Update from February 7, 7:58 p.m .: People in Germany have to prepare for a hurricane and massive traffic disruptions for Sunday and Monday. In the regional and long-distance traffic of the Deutsche Bahn, considerable impairments * are expected from Sunday evening, especially in the north and west of Germany, the train said. "We recommend our travelers to postpone their planned trip to another day from Sunday, February 9th, 2020 to Tuesday, February 11th, 2020". Rail customers can cancel their tickets for free on these days or postpone the journey. All long-distance tickets that are affected on the critical days from February 9th through February 11th are therefore still valid - and can already be used on Saturday and until Tuesday, February 18th . Travelers can apply for a refund in the travel centers of the railways, DB agencies and on the Internet using the passenger rights form. And storm depression "Sabine" does not only affect rail traffic. Schools in Bavaria should also remain closed on Monday *. Classes in schools are also canceled in many other regions.

Weather forecast: Hurricane strong storm low comes to Germany

Update from February 7, 9:45 am: The exact course of the hurricane is still unclear, but mereologists now assume that we expect violent gusts of wind in the northwest and west from Sunday afternoon. According to Wetteronline.de, gale gusts of up to 100 kilometers per hour are threatening, especially on the cold front of the deep. For the North Sea, metereologists are expecting a storm surge in some areas.

Update from February 6, 1:12 p.m .: It is still quiet, but it will end on Sunday . The German Weather Service (DWD) reports a hurricane loom , which is likely to be called " Sabine ", via Twitter. The strong storm low therefore peaked on Monday night. Is there an emergency on Monday morning ?

"It will be a very exciting and dangerous thing," says qualified meteorologist Dominik Jung from the Q.met weather service . In his opinion, such a widespread storm will cause Germany to wobble, paralyze the transport network.

The wind is already picking up on Sunday. In exposed areas of the Eifel, Sauerland and Harz gusts of up to 100 km / h can be expected. Heavy storms and hurricane gusts with wind peaks of up to 120 km / h can be expected in the area surrounding the North Sea (see below).

Degree

description

km / h

effects

of the wind

8th

stormy wind

62-74

Branches break trees, making walking outdoors difficult

9

Storm

75 -88

Branches break from trees,

minor damage to houses (roof tiles or smoke hoods removed)

10

heavy storm

89-102

Wind breaks trees,

major damage to houses

11

hurricane-like storm

103-117

Wind uproots trees,

spreads storm damage

12

hurricane

from 118

severe devastation

Source: DWD

Weather in Germany: Thanks to "Frank" a short rest before the storm

Before the storm looms, Hoch " Frank " determines the weather in Germany. South of the Main and Moselle, it is cheerful and dry on Thursday. In the north and east, on the other hand, the sky is cloudy or overcast. In the Ore Mountains, the German Weather Service (DWD) warns of black ice from freezing drizzle on Thursday.

Update from February 6, 9:50 a.m .: In Germany, it will be fairly quiet on Thursday, only warnings of severe frost apply to the edge of the Alps. In Bavaria, however, it remains mostly dry. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the sun can be seen especially in the foothills of the Alps, in the other regions the weather is changing to cloudy. The maximum temperature should be 7 degrees. Experts expect a similar weather situation on Friday and Saturday. Only from Sunday onwards could rain clouds in the Free State rise again, especially north of the Danube.

Weather in Germany: DWD warns - Kachelmann raises alarm: "... Sylt needs a new beach"

Update from February 5, 9:50 am: In view of the storm warnings from the European Center for Medium-Term Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) , weather expert Jörg Kachelmann raises the alarm . "Coming week will be storm week," wrote the 61-year-old on Tuesday evening on Twitter. If the storm turns out to be particularly extreme, as some forecast models predict, " Sylt needs a new beach, " Kachelmann also feared in his post. Because on the weather map you can see a huge storm front , which is supposed to get to Germany from the west on Sunday at around 7 p.m. The gusts should sometimes reach wind speeds of 90 to 140 km / h .

Although Sunday evening is still too far away for a reliable forecast, Kachelmann admits in his post. But already in the next tweet a few hours later he issues another warning : "Storms on Monday are becoming more and more likely," he says. "Unfortunately, the new ECMWF sees a bigger thing." He advises his followers to monitor the situation closely .

Germany weather: Jörg Kachelmann warns of a violent storm on Monday night

And just about half an hour later, the next warning came. "The probability of more than 90km / h wind gusts for Monday at 1 a.m. according to ECMWF", Kachelmann quotes the European forecasting institute. "Already considerably high to the west / northwest," he writes, giving himself an assessment of the situation.

Will an enormous storm front reach us on Sunday evening? At the moment everything looks like it. The German Weather Service also warns on its website with an eye to the coming Sunday and Monday of an " increasing risk of stormy gusts and gusts of wind ". Heavy wind gusts are also possible, according to the DWD . Even hurricane-like gusts are not out of the question on Monday and a cold front can be expected. So we have to prepare for an extremely uncomfortable start to the next week.

Update from February 4, 5:35 p.m .: How the February weather will develop will be seen - but the next strong wind event is already heading for Germany . As the German Weather Service ( DWD ) reports, an intermediate high on Wednesday (February 5) provides only brief relaxation. After that, the Jetstream , the "gravure racetrack " should reach Germany.

Germany weather: Models show a clear trend for February 2020

Munich - Of course it is one thing with forecasts, but the weather models show a clear trend for February 2020 . The prospects are pretty clear for weather experts . "There is something in the bush," says Fabian Ruhnau meteorologist from wetterkanal.kachelmann.de . The first weather models show a striking weather situation for the coming Sunday and the second week of February .

A special weather phenomenon is expected to be over Germany on Monday (February 10): the Jetstream . "The rotogravure racetrack," explains Ruhnau. And with that the risk of storm increases significantly.

A storm in Germany has already caused chaos - trees in many parts of the Federal Republic tipped onto the road and rivers overflowed their banks.

Weather in Germany: The next explosive weather situation is imminent - meteorologist warns

“As of Sunday, the next explosive weather situation is already in the house. This can result in heavy rain and a lot of wind again, ”warns qualified meteorologist Dominik Jung from the Q.met weather service at weatherternet . “The two leading weather models expect a lot of wind, especially the European weather model even expects a hurricane weather situation from Sunday to Monday. Of course, this is not yet certain, but the likelihood of this has increased significantly in the coming days. "

The weather frogs of course keep a close eye on developments. It will be seen in the next few days whether the severe weather forecasts including wind strength and precipitation * will actually come true. The two weather experts agree on this.

Weather in Germany: calm before the next storm

In the first four days of February it rained heavily in some parts of Germany. There is a flood alarm on Tuesday after the storm on the Rhine, Moselle, Neckar, Saar and Nahe.

A high pressure area called "Frank" now provides a significant relaxation in the weather in Germany. From Wednesday to Friday, the situation calms down according to wetteronline.de . The snow falls and in some parts the sun comes through. At night it can get frosty and sometimes minus ten degrees.

Weather in Germany - Outlook for the next few days - Meteorologist with forecast

The outlook for the next few days, according to meteorologist Dominik Jung :

  • Wednesday : 1 to 8 degrees, friendly and dry
  • Thursday : 2 to 8 degrees, always sun , dry
  • Friday : 3 to 9 degrees, friendly and dry
  • Saturday : 5 to 12 degrees, sometimes sun, sometimes clouds, first showers in the west
  • Sunday : 5 to 11 degrees, changeable, rain , increasingly windy
  • Monday : 7 to 13 degrees, mixed, stormy and rain
  • Tuesday : 3 to 7 degrees, further rain and very windy

With the prospects of over ten degrees , the winter of February 2020 will probably still look bad. Snow * and permafrost are unlikely. Incidentally, there are also initial forecasts for spring 2020.

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* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Rubric list picture: © picture alliance / dpa / Bob Edme

Source: merkur

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