The thunderstorms over Nuremberg caused some damage.
The fire brigade was in constant use during the night from Sunday to Monday.
Nuremberg - The heat wave was followed by severe thunderstorms in large parts of Bavaria.
Storms were also announced for Nuremberg.
The thunderstorm raged over the city until Monday morning (June 21).
The German Weather Service (DWD) even issued an official warning of severe weather for large parts of Franconia.
The heavy rain and the lightning strikes left some damage in the Franconian metropolis last night.
Storm in Nuremberg: Fallen trees keep the fire brigade busy until late at night
According to the Nuremberg fire station *, the emergency services had to move out 60 times.
Especially fallen trees that were on the streets and fully spilled Keller kept the forces on their toes, the integrated control center Nuremberg over the
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According to the police, there were also flooded streets in the Nuremberg * area because of the thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm in Nuremberg: lightning strike caused a roof fire
In addition to other smaller operations, a roof truss fire was reported in the Nuremberg district of Wöhrd.
A lightning strike had triggered the fire in the multi-storey house.
The flames were quickly extinguished and further spread prevented.
People were not harmed in the fire.
However, the extinguishing work took some time.
Until well after midnight, the roof was in action to locate further embers - the risk of them flaring up again is too great, according to a spokesman for the fire brigade opposite
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Video: Strong thunderstorms with severe weather potential expected in Bavaria
The DWD cannot yet give the all-clear.
Today (June 21st) it remains sunny in the Franconian metropolis, but already in the night of Tuesday (June 22nd) there will be again heavy rain and occasional thunderstorms.
The changeable weather lasts until the weekend.
Then sunshine and summer temperatures can be expected again.
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