Experts expect strong winds across Saxony-Anhalt on Thursday.
Wind speeds in excess of 150 kilometers per hour are expected on the Brocken.
The state forest enterprise observes any damage.
Wernigerode - The German Weather Service (DWD) warns of gusts of wind throughout Saxony-Anhalt.
"Wind speeds of up to 90 km / h will occur across the board on Thursday," said a DWD spokesman on Wednesday.
In addition, there would be occasional heavy showers and thunderstorms.
Regional wind speeds of more than 100 kilometers per hour could occur.
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In the first week of October, people in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland can expect changeable weather.
While the rain moves slowly in the southeast on Monday, it usually remains free of precipitation in the northwest, as the German Weather Service (DWD) announced in Offenbach in the morning.
The maximum temperatures are between 15 and 17 degrees.
On Tuesday night, rain is still possible in the southeast.
Weekly start to the week in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland
Gray start of the week in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland
The new week starts cloudy and partly rainy in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
While the rain moves slowly in the southeast on Monday, it usually remains free of precipitation in the northwest, as the German Weather Service (DWD) announced on Sunday in Offenbach.
The maximum values are around 15 to 18 degrees.
In the night of Tuesday it cools down to single-digit temperatures, rain is also possible in the southeast.
Gray start of the week in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland
Dense clouds and partly rain in Hessen
The first week of October begins in Hesse with thick clouds.
In the south-east of the country, light rain is expected on Monday morning, said the German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach in the morning.
Otherwise it remains mostly dry, in the west it is also possible to loosen up in the afternoons.
The maximum values are between 13 and 17 degrees.
Dense clouds and partly rain in Hessen
According to the DWD, the strongest winds are likely to be felt on the Brocken in the Harz Mountains.
The peak should be reached there around noon with wind speeds of around 150 km / h.
Accordingly, the DWD issued a storm warning of extreme gusts of wind for locations over 1000 meters.
The storm field is still west of Scotland, but is approaching with remarkable speed, said the weather expert on Wednesday morning.
By Thursday noon, it should make itself felt across the whole state.
Then the climax can also be expected.
After the weather situation should calm down again in the course of Thursday afternoon, there will be isolated strong gusts again in the evening.
On Friday "the weather will calm down," said the DWD spokesman.
The state forest enterprise is preparing for damage in the forests and will monitor developments closely, said a spokesman.
However, little could be done preventively.
It therefore remains to be seen how the damage developed.
It is still too early to make a prognosis.
Magdeburg Zoo will be closed on Thursday.
"The safety for people and animals is our top priority in such storms," said Zoo Managing Director Dirk Wilke on Wednesday.
"Our old tree population can quickly become a source of danger due to the still heavily leafy trees from falling branches and larger tree damage." The animals are housed in the houses and stables to be on the safe side.
If no serious storm damage occurs on Thursday, the zoo will open again on Friday, it said.
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