Severe weather: Hurricane-like gusts threaten on the North Sea coast and in the Harz Mountains | NDR.de – News

Status: 01/15/2023 09:40 a.m

Storm low “Frederic” drives hurricane-like gusts over the North Sea coast and Harz during the day. Severe weather warnings apply until late afternoon. People should stay indoors.

In addition, the German Weather Service (DWD) has published an official warning of gusts of wind for Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and large parts of Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The gusts on the North Sea can therefore reach wind speeds of 115 kilometers per hour from the morning. These hurricane-like gusts can occur earlier in the Harz Mountains. According to the forecast, heavy gusts of wind of up to 100 kilometers per hour are also possible inland in the vicinity of showers and in exposed locations. The temperatures are between seven and nine degrees.

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Danger of severe weather: Do not enter the forests

In view of the stormy weather, the Lower Saxony State Forests warn against entering forest areas, especially in the higher elevations of the Harz and Solling. The dry summers of recent years have caused trees and parts of trees to die off, explained President Klaus Merker. The wind threatened to break them off. Deutsche Bahn expects problems in train traffic: It advises customers to inform themselves before their departure, if and when the trains run.

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Fire brigade: Take special care on the road

The district fire brigade association Aurich warns to secure garden furniture and garbage cans and to keep windows and doors closed. It is said that scaffolding and advertising signs should also be checked to ensure that they are secure. There is also a danger from possible falling roof tiles. Anyone who is on the road should be particularly vigilant: fallen trees and falling branches could also be dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians.

Possible snowfall in the Harz

According to the DWD, rainfall between 30 and 40 liters per square meter is still possible in the Harz Mountains. The heavy rain can also cause the water levels of the rivers to rise elsewhere in Lower Saxony. It’s supposed to get colder by Monday. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the experts expect temperatures between 4 and 6 degrees, in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg around 5 degrees. In the Upper Harz, the DWD predicts temperatures around 0 degrees – so snow could fall. Winter sports may even be possible in the next few weeks.

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