Storm: Damage throughout Germany from low “Ignatz” and “Hendrik II”

These two trees, they are no longer standing, fell against a residential building in Berlin-Pankow and damaged the facade. In the capital and elsewhere in Germany, storm “Ignatz” continued to cause damage and impairment in traffic on Thursday. Thomas Kirstein, spokesman for the Berlin Fire Brigade reports. “The Berlin fire brigade has been in a state of emergency since 9:50 am. That means we have to prioritize the operations. At the Baltic Sea near Timmendorf on the island of Poel, the waves lashed against the beach. With suitable clothing, numerous visitors enjoyed the rough weather. The German Weather Service expected gale-force gusts of up to 105 kilometers per hour in a strip across the middle to the east and northeast of Germany. On Thursday, gusts of up to 120 kilometers per hour were possible on exposed peaks. In the course of the afternoon the wind from the west should ease again. Overall, it should be cooler. On Thursday the temperatures were between 15 and 18 degrees, in the west and north between 12 and 15 degrees. Storm “Hendrik” raged in Bavaria. The autumn storm moved over the Free State with partly hurricane-like gusts. The German Weather Service warned of falling trees. There were also power outages and blocked train routes in the south. Scaffolding was blown over in Munich-Laim. According to initial information, people were not harmed. The fire brigade was on site with a crane and dismantled the half-collapsed scaffolding as a precaution. In Würzburg, the fire brigade warns people not to stay outside longer than necessary.