The storm in Germany claimed a first fatality. The situation remains extremely critical. After hurricane “Ylenia” the next hurricane is approaching.
- Hurricane “Ylenia” claims first fatality. A Lower Saxon is killed by a tree (first report) .
- After “Ylenia” comes “Zeynep”: The weather continues to be stormy (update from February 17, 2:54 p.m.) .
- At least two people were seriously injured in the storm (update from February 17, 3:46 p.m.) .
- This news ticker on the weather* in Germany is updated regularly.
Update from February 17, 3:46 p.m .: In addition to a dead person (see initial report) , there were also serious injuries due to the storm: A 16-year-old scooter driver in Krempe (Schleswig-Holstein) was hit by a gust on a bridge, according to the police. He hit the railing violently. In Germering (Bavaria), a 52-year-old was hit by a falling tree*.
According to AFP, the helpers report nationwide fallen trees, damaged house roofs and obstacles blown around. In many cases, cars also drove into fallen trees, a few trees fell on residential buildings or empty trucks came off the roadway due to gusts of wind.
The authorities in many federal states had already reacted before the arrival of the hurricane. The most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia ordered a state-wide school cancellation for this Thursday.
Germany weather: “Ylenia” is followed by hurricane low “Zeynep”
Update from February 17, 2:54 p.m .: Meteorologists warn after “Ylenia”, which has already claimed a fatality in Germany* (see first report ) before the next hurricane. The DWD expects that “Zeynep” could cause “extreme hurricane gusts of over 140 kilometers per hour” from the East Frisian coast to the Elbe as early as Friday afternoon (February 18).
The meteorologist Andreas Machalica from wetter.com also warns in a broadcast. According to current model calculations, “Zeynep” will be strongest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. “Zeynep” will therefore be an even stronger storm. On the night of Saturday (February 19), the storm then reached the entire north of the country.
Wind gusts of more than 120 kilometers per hour are to be expected on the coast. Even after the storm has lifted on Saturday morning, it will probably remain very windy to stormy. “So that means we’re dealing with a highly dangerous situation again at the weekend,” writes Machalica.
First storm death in Germany: 37-year-old man is killed in a car by a tree
First report: Bad Bevensen – A 37-year-old man fell victim to the hurricane “Ylenia” in his car. He was on Thursday morning around 9 a.m. on the L252 between Bad Bevensen and Seedorf in the Uelzen district when a tree fell on his car and killed him. As a spokesman for the fire brigade confirmed, the driver died immediately. The country road was closed for the duration of the rescue work.
Weather in Germany – severe storm conditions threaten until Saturday
The hurricane “Ylenia” subsides on Thursday afternoon. “The first peak has been passed, but more will follow both today and tomorrow,” announced the German Weather Service (DWD) on Thursday morning. The dangerous weather situation in Germany will last until the evening in some regions.
The DWD warns that stormy gusts and gusts of wind are still to be expected in many places. In the north and east with heavy gusts of wind, in parts of Brandenburg there can be hurricane-like gusts. Individual gusts with wind speeds of over 140 km/h are possible on the Brocken and in the Fichtelgebirge.
Hurricane low “Zeynep” approaching – DWD expects “extreme hurricane gusts” on Friday
After a short break in the storm on Friday night, another storm is emerging. Hurricane Zeynep is approaching. Especially the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts and Schleswig-Holstein get very strong winds.
“We warn of extreme hurricane gusts of up to 135 kilometers per hour on the North Sea coast,” said Franka Nawrath, meteorologist at the German Weather Service (DWD) of the dpa news agency. Extreme hurricane gusts with wind speeds of up to 135 km/h are therefore also expected on the Baltic Sea coast on Friday evening. In the other regions of the north, hurricane-like gusts or hurricane gusts can be expected.
| Beaufort scale/ degrees * | designation | Wind speed kilometers per hour (km/h) | Examples of inland wind effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| force 7 | stiff wind | 50 to 61 km/h | noticeable inhibitions when walking against the wind, entire trees move |
| force 8 | stormy wind | 62 to 74 km/h | Branches break from trees, making it difficult to walk outdoors |
| force 9 | Storm | 75 to 88 km/h | Branches break from trees, minor damage to houses (roof tiles or smoke hoods lifted off) |
| force 10 | heavy storm | 89 to 102 km/h | Wind breaks trees, major damage to houses |
| force 11 | gale force storm | 103 to 117 km/h | Wind uproots trees, spreads storm damage |
| force 12 | hurricane | from 118 km/h | severe devastation |
* Quelle: DWD Beaufort-Skala
Weather in Germany: red alert! Hurricane alert in the north
The force with which the hurricane will hit the north is still not 100 percent predictable. The signals for extreme hurricane gusts are there. The DWD receives new model data every six hours. Calculations would have calculated the core of the hurricane low in different places.
“As things stand at present, the low is moving from the North Sea via Denmark to southern Sweden. And then we are on the southern flank of the low in the strongest wind field,” Nawrath continues. “This is the north of Germany.” (ml/dpa) *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
