Severe weather alarm due to hurricane “Zeynep”: On the coast, the German Weather Service has declared the warning level purple. In some regions it becomes dangerous.
- Hurricane low “Zeynep”: The DWD warns of extreme hurricane gusts of up to 160 km/h.
- The purple warning level already applies on the coast.
- This news ticker on the weather* in Germany is updated regularly.
Offenbach – hurricane low “Zeynep” is getting closer. There is already a lot going on in the neighboring countries, the German Weather Service (DWD) reports on Twitter. The hurricane shifted from the British Isles to the North Sea on Friday afternoon and to southern Sweden on Saturday night.
Hurricane low “Zeynep”: “Extreme storm” hits Germany
There are two phases: First the cold front reaches the west. There can already be gusts of wind, severe gusts of wind. Hurricane-like gusts and hurricane gusts are to be expected in northern and central Germany. In the ridges and peaks of the low mountain ranges, the weather experts expect heavy gusts of wind to hurricanes, on exposed peaks – such as on the Brocken – gusts of more than 140 km/h are not excluded. With the withdrawal of the cold front in the south-west and south, the wind quickly dies down again.
In the north, on the other hand, things continue: The second phase begins on Saturday night with individual short thunderstorms with heavy gusts of wind or hurricane-force gusts. In the North Sea area, especially in the area of the East Frisian Islands, the Elbe estuary and on the Dithmarschen coast, isolated gusts of between 130 and 150 km/h can be expected for several hours. According to the DWD: “EXTREME WEATHER”.
In the night to Saturday, the snow line drops to 800 to 600 meters. There can be 5 centimeters of fresh snow in the Alps by Saturday morning, and up to 10 centimeters in the Allgäu. A severe storm surge threatens Hamburg. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) warns of a severe storm surge on the North Frisian coast: On Saturday evening, night floods on the North Frisian coast will be 2.5 to 3 meters higher than the average high tide. The storm is expected to subside again in the early hours of Saturday.
The hurricane schedule
- The DWD announced in its current situation report that the first gusts of wind will start in the west and north-west of Germany on Friday afternoon.
- Storm gusts in the rest of Germany on Friday evening and on Saturday night.
- Friday night: Hurricane gusts of more than 140 km/h (EXTREME WEATHER) on the North Sea and in some higher areas on Saturday night.
Hurricane gusts expected in Germany: In these circles, the warning level is purple
In some counties on the North Sea coast, the German Weather Service (DWD) has now issued the highest warning level (purple). Extreme hurricane gusts with wind speeds of up to 140 km/h are warned.
- Lower Saxony
District of Aurich – inland
District of Aurich – coast
city of Emden
Wittmund district – inland
Wittmund district – coast
Circle Empty
Friesland district – inland
Circle Friesland coast
Wesermarsch district – inland
Wesermarsch district – coast
District of Cuxhaven – inland
District of Cuxhaven – coast
district of Stade
City of Bremerhaven - Schleswig Holstein
District of Dithmarschen – inland
Dithmarschen district – coast
North Friesland district – inland
North Friesland district – coast
District of Schleswig-Flensburg – inland - Saxony-Anhalt
District Harz – Bergland
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