As of: January 31, 2024, 5:17 a.m
By: Martina Lippl
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There is no end to the weather extremes in sight.
The next storm Jitka is coming from the west - at high speed.
Update from January 23rd, 6:50 p.m.:
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) predicts increased water levels for the North Sea coast and asks you to keep yourself regularly informed about the current situation.
“Significantly increased water levels on the German North Sea coast as well as in the Weser and Elbe areas are expected until Thursday,” informs the BSH.
Winter storm Jitka is already having its first consequences: As the Tagesschau reports, ferry companies are no longer heading to the East Frisian Islands due to the current weather situation.
Storm Jitka brings hurricane-force winds - then it becomes calmer
Original report from January 23rd:
Munich - As soon as one storm has passed away, the second is on its way: Storm Jitka (international Joycelyn) is rushing in with a lot of wind and rain.
The German Weather Service (DWD) warns in advance of a “full-blown storm situation!”
Everywhere in Germany on Wednesday (January 24th) heavy squalls (100 km/h) and hurricane-force winds can be expected.
Storm Jitka is raging in Germany – DWD graphic shows affected areas
“The storm peaks from Wednesday morning to afternoon,” writes the DWD on X in a graphic showing the storm situation on Wednesday (January 24th).
The color orange is over Germany.
Red dashed lines on the DWD graphic represent hurricane gusts of up to 110 km/h in certain regions.
One user complained in the comments about the lack of orientation.
According to his criticism, large cities are not shown.
At first glance, there is a storm alert for the weather across the country.
Storm Jitka will affect all of Germany on Wednesday (January 24th).
The DWD warns of severe storms and hurricanes.
© Imago/Screenshot Twitter/DWD
Storm Iris (international Isha) was just raging on the Brocken with hurricane gusts of 160 km/h. There was chaos in the British Isles and Ireland.
Trees fell and the power went out.
Airplanes traveled adventurous routes.
The clean-up work is still ongoing, and now Jocelyn and Jitka are also on their way there.
Storm Jitka is approaching: hurricane gusts and squalls down to low altitudes are marked in color on the DWD graphic.
© Screenshot X/ DWD Graphics
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Weather experts warn of hurricane gusts on Wednesday (January 24th)
“The whole thing is even a bit more violent than on Monday,” fear experts from the weather portal
wetter.de
.
According to the DWD, the storm will move in from the west on Wednesday night.
It is becoming increasingly stormy in the west and northwest.
The current DWD warning situation report (as of January 23rd, 2 p.m.) states:
Significant gusts of between 8 and 9 Bft (up to 85 km/h) can be expected throughout Germany, depending on the altitude.
In the north and east and on the edge of the low mountain ranges, regionally severe gusts of 10 Bft (around 100 km/h) down to low altitudes.
In the mountains, gusts of 9 to 10 Bft were common, with hurricane gusts of 11 to 12 Bft (from 118 km/h).
Hurricane-like gusts of 11 Bft are possible repeatedly on the North Sea, on the Baltic Sea in the afternoon and evening.
Beaufort scale/degree* |
Designation |
Wind speed kilometers per hour (km/h) |
Examples of the effects of wind in inland areas |
|---|---|---|---|
Bft 7 |
stiff wind |
50 to 61 km/h |
noticeable inhibitions when walking against the wind, entire trees move |
Bft 8 |
stormy wind |
62 to 74 km/h |
Branches break from trees, making walking outdoors much more difficult |
Bft 9 |
Storm |
75 to 88 km/h |
Branches break from trees, minor damage to houses (roof tiles or smoke hoods lifted off) |
Bft 10 |
severe storm |
89 to 102 km/h |
Wind breaks trees, major damage to houses |
Bft 11 |
hurricane-like storm |
103 to 117 km/h |
Wind uproots trees and spreads storm damage |
Bft 12 |
hurricane |
from 118 km/h |
severe devastation |
*
Source: Excerpt from the DWD Beaufort scale
What's next for the weather in Germany after the winter storm?
In the evening and night of Thursday (January 25th) the weather situation calms down.
According to the DWD weather experts, the storms last the longest on the Baltic Sea and in the higher mountains.
After Wednesday's spring values (up to 15 degrees), temperatures remain mild between 6 and 13 degrees.
On Friday night it will be frosty in the eastern mountains and southern Bavaria with a risk of slippery conditions.
The rain subsides during the day.
In the Alps, snow falls over 1000 meters in the evening.
Otherwise there is no sign of winter.
“A new weather change is not in sight until the end of January 2024.
The mild winter is here again,” says meteorologist Dominik Jung from
wetter.net
.
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