Heavy snow and violent storms cause chaos in parts of Germany. After constant rain and hurricane gusts, the police and fire brigade are in constant use. There is a flood alarm.
- Hurricane gusts, constant rain and snowfall - storms in Germany have caused chaos.
- Southern Germany in particular hit Tuesday (February 4, 2020) at night.
- After the storm front, however, the German Weather Service (DWD) continues to warn of constant rain.
Munich - fallen trees, flooded streets - after the heavy rains and the stormy night with hurricane gusts, the emergency services still have their hands full.
Severe weather in Germany: hurricane gusts and heavy rain
At night, the fire department in Konz had to rescue people from a house that was surrounded by water. A pond had spilled over the bank. Flooded streets had to be closed.
The water level of the Moselle near Trier was 8.40 meters on Tuesday morning (normal water level: 3.25 meters). The Moselle flows into Koblenz in the Rhine. After heavy rainfall * in France, the water level will now rise everywhere on the Moselle, a spokesman for the flood reporting center told the news agency dpa . In Saarbrücken (Saarland) , the police closed the city highway early in the morning. After the Saar burst its banks.
Motorway closed due to flood: In Saarbrücken, the city center is flooded and part of the A620 is flooded.
© dpa / Oliver Dietze
In Stetten on the cold market near Sigmaringen, a tree fell on a residential building, broke through the roof and damaged three cars. According to the police, the damage amounts to around 60,000 euros.
"Storms keep the police and fire brigade in suspense," the police in Freiburg tweeted, warning of fallen trees. "Please avoid the dams of the larger rivers in our region," the police wrote.
# The #weather keeps operational forces on their toes
In the entire Presidium area, fallen trees pose dangers in # traffic - we ask you to be particularly careful and considerate.
Please avoid the dams of the larger rivers in our # region. # Police #Freiburg pic.twitter.com/GSNfkv29ws
The Rhine level in Cologne is likely to rise to around 8.20 meters by Thursday, reports wetteronline.de. From 8.10 meters, the promenade of the old town is flooded.
Severe weather in Germany: rail chaos in Bavaria
In Munich (Bavaria) after the violent storm S-Bahn chaos, reports the tz.de *. Rail traffic in the surrounding area is also paralyzed. The fire department is in constant use. The level at the Isar level is increasing rapidly.
Anyway, there was a train chaos on Tuesday in all of southern Germany. Stuttgart Central Station also had to be closed.
Severe weather in Germany: snow chaos paralyzes rush hour traffic
Dense snow in the Ore Mountains (Saxony) - snow chaos has been around since Tuesday morning. Winter maintenance is in constant use. Motorists can only make progress on the B101 near Schönfeld with snow chains, reports mdr.de.
20 centimeters of fresh snow has already fallen on the Fichtelberg, tachelmannwetter tweeted. There is also snow * in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
Winter is finally here, maybe some are happy. Care! More is coming from heaven. The prospects for the weather in Germany can be found here.
* Merkur.de and tz.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
List of rubric lists: © dpa / Bernd März
