Heavy rain has caused problems in parts of Germany. In Nuremberg, underpasses were full. Overall, the night was quieter than expected. There are also severe weather warnings for today.
It rained heavily overnight in the southwest and west of Germany. But contrary to what was feared, the deployment of firefighters and police was limited in many places.
However, it was particularly striking Nuremberg: According to the police, several underpasses here filled with water within a very short period of time. Some cars were loud in there BR completely under. For example, two people were rescued from the roof of their car by rescue divers in the evening after they got stuck in a flooded underpass and climbed onto the car roof in their distress. Both remained uninjured, the fire department said.
There was another complicated operation at the Technical University, where a large underground car park over two floors was flooded up to the ground floor. In Nuremberg alone there were around 300 missions within three hours. Because of the numerous flooded streets, there were also problems with local public transport BR reported.
Little impact in Baden-Württemberg and Saarland
Elsewhere, however, it was quieter at night. Baden-Württemberg was spared major storm damage, reported SWR. There were slightly more traffic accidents there at night, said a police spokesman. But there were no injuries or deaths. In Stuttgart, the fire department had to pump out water from the flooded Berger Tunnel.
The situation center in Saarbrücken announced in the morning that there had been no weather-related police operations in Saarland until early in the morning.
Partial severe weather warning continues
The German Weather Service (DWD) had predicted continuous rain in the southwest and west of Germany overnight and today. The heavy rainfall should extend from Baden-Württemberg to the Palatinate, Saarland and southern Hesse. The DWD expected rainfall amounts of between 40 and 100 liters per square meter in some areas.
Severe weather warnings continue to apply for Saarland and districts in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. The State Office for Environmental and Occupational Safety warned of flooding in Saarland due to continuous rain overnight. There is a significant risk of flooding on the smaller Saar tributaries today, it said. A rapid rise in water levels was also forecast for the Moselle. Flooding of agricultural and forestry areas or low-lying buildings and cellars is to be expected.
A severe weather warning has also been in effect for several districts, especially in southern Hesse, since midnight. There could be as much rain as usual in a whole month, the reported MR. A severe weather warning due to heavy, continuous rain has also been in effect for parts of the south of North Rhine-Westphalia from the morning until Saturday morning.