Stormy hours are in store for North Rhine-Westphalia.
The German Weather Service warns of heavy gusts of wind throughout the country from Thursday night.
A meteorologist advises: if you can, you should stay at home.
Essen - The people in North Rhine-Westphalia have to be prepared for a storm from Thursday night.
From midnight, the German Weather Service (DWD) issued a severe weather warning for the entire country.
Ines von Hollen, a meteorologist at the DWD in Essen, said on Wednesday that storms must be expected in all of North Rhine-Westphalia as far as the flatlands.
“You can't give the all-clear for any region in North Rhine-Westphalia,” she said.
Where it gets thunderstorm and rains as well as in exposed locations, there is also the risk of hurricane-like gusts that could reach over 100 kilometers per hour.
The DWD also warns of such wind strengths for peaks in the Sauerland and Siegerland.
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“If you have the opportunity to work in the home office tomorrow, you should take advantage of it,” advised the meteorologist on Wednesday.
“If you have to get out, you should take care of yourself.” Trees that still had leaves could be uprooted, loose roof tiles flying around or insufficiently secured scaffolding could pose a risk, warned von Hollen.
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