Federal Maritime Agency tightens storm surge warning
Created: 01/29/2022, 21:26
A position light can be seen at the ferry terminal during storms and when it gets dark.
© Bodo Marks//dpa
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has tightened its storm surge warning.
The BSH announced on Saturday evening that there was now a risk of a severe storm surge for the German North Sea coast.
The water levels in Hamburg's Elbe area could be 2.5 to 3 meters higher than the average high water level.
The apex is scheduled to take place around 1 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Hamburg - 50 o'clock.
According to the information, there is also a warning of a severe storm surge for East and North Friesland.
The BSH experts had previously expected water levels on the Elbe in Hamburg to be 2 to 2.5 meters above mean high water.
On the North Sea coast, one speaks of a storm surge when the flood water is at least 1.5 meters higher than normal.
A severe or very severe storm surge is only spoken of from values of 2.5 or 3.5 meters.
dpa