Storm "Antonia": weather service again warns of stormy weather

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Walker on the Elbe in Hamburg: gusts of 115 kilometers per hour expected again

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The danger of storms over Germany increases again, the storms threaten to stop after the two severe storms "Ylenia" and "Zeynep".

"We still have to get through the storm situation until Monday," said a meteorologist from the German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach.

The wind from storm "Antonia" is currently freshening up.

Especially on Monday night, the low can cause dangerous situations again.

"It gets interesting from 9 p.m. on Sunday evening," said the meteorologist.

Then the wind will increase significantly again and move through the country from north-west to south-east in connection with a cold front.

In the meantime, there is a risk of violent storms and hurricane-force gusts with wind speeds of up to 115 kilometers per hour.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms are to be expected.

Hurricane-like gusts on the Baltic Sea can last until Monday morning.

In the middle of the country, however, the risk of severe gusts of wind is not quite as high.

Insurers suffer billions in damage from "Zeynep" and "Ylenia"

The weather only calmed down from Monday evening.

"But Monday will also be a windy, stormy day with lots of rain," said the meteorologist.

Snow falls above 400 to 600 meters.

The maximum temperatures are between 5 and 11 degrees, in the mountains it stays a little cooler.

Towards evening, the wind will be noticeably slowed down and the situation will relax significantly from Tuesday.

“But the wind will continue to be an issue throughout the week,” said the meteorologist.

"However, that will be a completely different house number than what we are experiencing these days."

The two winter storms "Zeynep" and "Ylenia" had caused severe damage since Thursday.

According to initial estimates, insurers are assuming costs of more than 1.4 billion euros.

According to management consultancy Meyerthole Siems Kohlruss (MSK), which specializes in actuarial mathematics, “Zeynep” alone caused insured losses of over 900 million euros – and it could possibly be significantly more expensive.

The storm was the most intense since "Kyrill" in 2007.

Rail traffic further affected

In rail traffic in Germany, the storms are still causing significant disruption on Sunday.

As Deutsche Bahn announced, there were initially no long-distance trains between Hamburg and Berlin, between Cologne and Norddeich Mole or Emden and generally north of Berlin.

However, other routes have been reopened.

“Avoid traveling to and from Hamburg,” the company said in a statement.

It is not yet possible to make a reliable forecast as to when the closed routes will be reopened, and impairments were expected by Monday afternoon.

There were also cancellations in regional traffic.

Trees are particularly dangerous.

"The trees, which were already affected by the previous storms and are partly standing in heavily softened soil, can easily fall over," said a DWD meteorologist.

At least three people lost their lives in Germany due to storm-related accidents caused by »Zeynep«.

Apr/dpa/AFP