Storm depression Petra caused chaos in Bavaria in early February. After a few sunny days it could be very restless again. Storm-like gusts are expected.
- Storm depression Petra moved through Bavaria at the beginning of the month and caused chaos.
- The Free State is initially expecting sun at the weekend.
- But a storm is approaching, a chaos Monday threatens.
Update from 17:14: Hurricane Sabine approaches the Free State and ensures stormy weather throughout Bavaria on Monday night. In Franconia and in the mountains, the wind is likely to increase on Sunday evening. This was announced by the German Weather Service (DWD). People should also prepare for thunderstorms .
For large parts of the Free State, the weather experts expect wind speeds of around 100 kilometers per hour. Hurricane-like gusts of up to 120 km / h are expected on Monday.
The Deutsche Bahn warns of impairments in rail traffic from Sunday evening. A spokesman recommended that planned trips should be postponed for the period from Sunday to Tuesday if possible. All long-distance transport tickets booked for this period could already be used from Saturday and are valid until Tuesday. Tickets could also be canceled free of charge.
Sunny start to the weekend - Storm is approaching Bavaria
Update, February 8, 8.55 a.m .: The weekend in the Free State starts off sunny. As the German Weather Service ( DWD ) reports, temperatures in the southern Alpine foothills can reach up to eight degrees . The sun shines in the morning on Saturday (8.2.) And Sunday (9.2.) - clouds only gather in the afternoon.
Over the course of Sunday, however, the clouds will become a storm . Throughout Germany, Sabine is now being warned of storm depression - and Bavaria could also be hit hard by the hurricane gusts. According to the DWD's forecast, the storm will hit northern Bavaria on Sunday evening, and gusts will also hit southern Bavaria from the second half of the night.
Bavaria Weather: Danger from storm Sabine - Deutsche Bahn with warning
Commuters should be prepared that it therefore comes in the morning hours on Monday (10.02.) To impairments. Trees and branches uprooted by the storm could block roads and rails . The hurricane gusts could also cause damage to houses.
The Deutsche Bahn already warns of impairments in regional and long-distance traffic from Sunday evening. "We recommend our travelers to postpone their planned trip to another day from Sunday, February 9th, 2020 to Tuesday, February 11th, 2020," says the DB website.
#Unweather: It is expected that #Bahn traffic in Germany will be affected from Sunday evening. Please inform yourself regularly at https://t.co/7JYo1TPRbH or in the DB Navigator about your connection and at https://t.co/1RQL3VwEeg about the current situation.
- Deutsche Bahn traffic reports (@DB_Info) February 7, 2020Warning of storm in Bavaria: After storm low Petra threatens the next danger
First report from February 7th
In early February, storm depression Petra moved through Bavaria and caused chaos in many places. The levels of the rivers rose and trees fell - one even fell on a moving car. The fire departments went out on numerous missions. The storm also caused chaos in rail traffic , trains failed or were delayed.
Weather in Bavaria: Free State is facing a sunny weekend
Shortly afterwards, the German Weather Service (DWD) warned again - for some districts there were even five warnings at the same time. For example, there was a risk of snowfall, gusts of wind and snow drifts.
The Free State is now starting sunny in the weekend. The maximum values are between zero degrees in the Bavarian Vogtland and eight degrees in the southern Alpine foothills. The sun also shines on Saturday and Sunday, clouds only appear in the afternoon.
Bavaria Weather: Meteorologist warns of "dangerous weather conditions"
Over the course of Sunday, however, a storm looms. This hits the Free State on Monday night. First there are hurricane-like gusts in northern Bavaria, from the second half of the night hurricane Sabine also hits southern Bavaria.
Graduated meteorologist Dominik Jung warns the wetter.net weather portal: “We really have a dangerous weather situation. We haven't had such a flat storm in Germany for a long time. Among other things, memories of the hurricane Kyrill from 2007 are awakened ”. It is not yet possible to say whether it will really be as bad as it was 13 years ago, "but it does not look good," it continues.
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Storm low meets Bavaria this weekend: Chaos Monday threatens
The storm low threatens to cause chaos on Monday, because rush hour traffic could be disrupted. Uprooted trees or broken branches on roads and rails can be expected. Accordingly, major damage to houses can also occur. “You should plan a lot of time on your way to work on Monday morning,” the expert recommends.
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