"Ignatz" brings the first big autumn storm on Thursday: The German Weather Service triggered KATWARN.
Wind speeds of up to 160 km / h are possible!
Storm low "Ignatz" sweeps over Germany - the DWD warns of thunderstorms on Thursday morning.
In the high altitudes of the low mountain range - especially on the Brocken - hurricane gusts of up to 140 kilometers per hour are predicted.
In the west of the country, the storm starts early in the morning.
The coast is less affected.
Update from October 21st, 8:25 am
: The first measurement data for low "Ignatz" arrive: In Trier wind speeds of around 115 km / h were measured.
It was even more intense in the mountains.
The Feldberg in the Black Forest measured a whopping 162 km / h - full hurricane force.
Now the storm is moving towards the middle and east of the country, more hurricane gusts are expected, says meteorologist Dominik Jung from the weather
portal wetter.net
.
The DWD has issued further severe weather warnings for gale-force gusts.
A red storm warning field now stretches from Saarland across Germany to Saxony.
Update from October 21st, 8:17 am
: Storm low "Ignatz" has caused many fire and police operations in Hesse.
Especially in the Fulda district, numerous reports were received by the police early Thursday morning, reports the dpa news agency.
Police spokesmen reported fallen trees, parasols flying around or a trampoline that had flown away.
Occasionally, there was minor damage to property.
According to the police, people were initially not injured.
It remains to be seen how the storm in Hesse develops in the course of the morning.
Storm low "Ignatz": German weather service warns - Katwarn triggers
Update from October 21, 7.49 a.m
.: KATWARN triggered in view of the impending autumn storms in Germany.
The German weather service DWD warns of "extreme weather" between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
"
There are hurricane-like gusts at speeds of up to 115 km / h (32m / s, 63kn, Bft 11) initially from a south-westerly direction, later from a westerly direction
" - says the current KATWARN warning.
The DWD also expressly warns of possible dangers:
"
Notes:
ATTENTION!
Reference to possible dangers: For example, trees can be uprooted and roofs damaged.
Pay particular attention to falling branches, tiles or objects.
Close all windows and doors!
Secure items outdoors!
In particular, keep a distance from buildings, trees, scaffolding and high-voltage lines.
Try to avoid staying outside!
"
Storm low "Ignatz": German weather service warns of storms and hurricane-like gusts
Update from October 21, 2021, 6.40 a.m
.: In large parts of Germany it is still quite mild and calm in the morning - especially in the south you can hardly feel anything.
But the first big autumn storm will make itself felt throughout Germany during the day, warns the German Weather Service (DWD) on Thursday morning.
On the Feldberg in the Black Forest, gusts with a wind force of 160 km / h have already been measured.
Storm alarm in Germany - storm "Ignatz"
Heavy squalls and sometimes hurricane-like gusts of up to 105 kilometers per hour can now be expected across the middle to the east and north-east of Germany.
In the mountains there could even be hurricane gusts of up to 120 kilometers per hour.
"Short-lived tornadoes are not excluded," warns the DWD.
In the afternoon, individual thunderstorms approached again from the northwest.
Storm gusts of around 80 km / h are to be expected.
The good news: In the afternoon the wind from the west and southwest slowly eases.
Deutsche Bahn warned of possible train cancellations or delays due to the storm.
However, in the morning there were still no reports of actual disruptions in rail traffic.
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Orange and Red Alert!
DWD storm warning card on Thursday morning!
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Hurricane weather in Germany: The storm plan for Thursday
First report:
Munich - hurricane gusts with wind speeds of up to 140 kilometers per hour threaten on Thursday in individual regions, especially in the high altitudes of Germany.
The weather makes autumn: Deep "Hendrik" also brings gusts of winds of up to 100 km / h for the flat country.
According to
Wetter.de
, the peak of the storm is already on Thursday morning.
The low arrives from the British Isles, the BeNeLux states and France in western Germany.
Accordingly, the coast is not hardest hit either - the start of the storm hits Saarland on Thursday morning.
Storm in Germany: The schedule for Thursday
In the western low mountain range, the early morning hours are stormy, gusts of up to 90 km / h can then be at higher altitudes, predicts
wetteronline.de
.
While the Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg feel the storm in the morning, the south and east of Germany do not have to adjust to gusts until the early morning.
It can be up to 100km / h in the flat areas.
“The main wind field is in the early hours of the morning over the west, southwest and the center of our country.
During the course of the day, the focus is then increasingly on the east and northeast, in the evening the storm is then also through in the east. "
Carlo Pfaff, meteorologist from wetter.de
While the storm subsided somewhat in the west, the afternoon brought a second storm wave.
While the storm subsides a bit here, more showers can be expected.
The Black Forest in particular has to adapt to continuous rain.
Storm in Germany: How dangerous is the storm?
All in all, the approaching hurricane with its storm endings is a "completely normal storm low, as can be expected in autumn," writes
wetter.de
.
The tricky thing: Since the storm hits trees that are still heavily leafy, it can cause greater damage.
The storm has larger attack surfaces.
"This means that there is a risk to life and limb, especially in forests and generally under trees," says the portal.
(kat)
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