As of: February 9, 2024, 12:41 p.m
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Waves hit the Baltic Sea beach.
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The all-clear was given for a storm surge warning for the Baltic Sea coast on Friday night.
But a new storm surge is already being pushed onto the coast by strong winds.
Kiel/Flensburg - After the storm surge is before the storm surge: In the Bay of Kiel and Flensburg, strong easterly winds led to a storm surge again in the midday hours.
Both in Eckernförde and Flensburg, the water levels in the Baltic Sea rose to over one meter above the average water level on Friday, as a spokeswoman for the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) said on Friday in Rostock.
In Kiel, water levels were expected to be around one meter above the average water level, in Eckernförde just over a meter and in Flensburg the water could rise to around 1.15 meters.
The peak of the flood is expected along the Baltic Sea coast in the late afternoon.
“As soon as the wind decreases, the water also recedes.”
The BSH was able to give the all-clear in the morning for a storm surge that had been announced for Friday night because the values remained below one meter.
The police had also not reported any flood-related operations for Schleswig-Holstein in the morning.
This type of storm surge occurs relatively frequently, especially in winter, and should therefore not be classified as critical, the BSH spokeswoman said.
Water levels of one meter or more are considered storm surges for the Baltic Sea, from 1.25 meters a medium storm surge is considered, and from 1.50 meters a severe storm surge.
This last happened in October 2023.
At that time, the water in Flensburg rose to 2.27 meters and caused significant damage.
The German Weather Service announced stormy and frosty weather in the north for Friday.
Gusts of wind with wind speeds of up to 85 kilometers per hour can be expected on the coasts.
The wind dies down in the evening.
Snowfall, slush and slippery conditions are to be expected at temperatures between zero and minus two degrees.
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