Severe thunderstorms in Germany: The DWD has issued a severe weather warning for the southwest.
Offenbach – Very warm air flows into Germany from the south between the “Rebecca” low-pressure area and the “Frido” high.
The weather has it all.
The German Weather Service (DWD) warns in advance of severe thunderstorms and heat.
Heavy thunderstorms with heavy rain (20 to 40 liters per square meter), small-grain hail and gusts of wind are initially possible in the north-east from Sunday noon.
The DWD does not rule out storms here either.
Severe weather in Germany: DWD warns of a larger thunderstorm system
In the southwest, however, a larger thunderstorm system is brewing later on Sunday evening.
According to the DWD weather experts, it will move north-northeast over the west during the night.
The DWD has issued a preliminary severe weather warning for the southwest -
Rhineland-Palatinate
and
Saarland, Baden-Württemberg
.
Large hail and heavy gusts of wind up to 100 km/h are also to be expected
in
Bavaria .
Severe weather in Germany: DWD warns of heavy rain, hail and hurricane-like gusts
Severe weather potential due to
heavy rain
of up to 40 liters per square meter,
hail
and
gusts of around 100 km/h
.
Weather in Germany - severe weather
"The focus of the storms is on the heavy rain," explains DWD meteorologist Jacqueline Kernn in the storm video.
Accordingly, large amounts of rain can pour down in a small space within a short time - up to 40 liters per square meter in one hour are possible.
But hail and heavier gusts of wind up to hurricane-like gusts could also accompany the thunderstorms.
Severe weather at the beginning of the week: Great risk of thunderstorms on Monday
The last week of June is turbulent.
"Three storm seasons" hail the super sunny days.
It remains explosive.
On Monday - Dormouse Day - the weather in Germany is again threatened with a storm situation, especially in the south and in the eastern low mountain range.
Expect heavy downpours and hail here.
“From France and Benelux, the situation is getting worse again.
Partly heavy rain with intermittent thunderstorms and the risk of hail and heavy gusts of wind up to around 100 km/h spread out to about a line from the Allgäu up to Schleswig-Holstein," says meteorologist Björn Alexander from the weather portal
wetter.de.
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