Status: 10/21/2021 11:00 am
Whistle and tremble in northern Germany: the first autumn storm has arrived. The “Ignatz” bass has been swirling off the North Sea coast and inland since last night.
The German Weather Service (DWD) expects wind speeds of 100 to 105 kilometers per hour from the west in Lower Saxony. Even the smallest tornadoes cannot be completely ruled out. Wind speeds of 160 kilometers per hour have already been measured on the Brocken. Meanwhile, there are the first major disabilities in Rail traffic when trees fell on overhead lines. North Rhine-Westphalia has temporarily stopped long-distance traffic entirely; there are no more connections to Hamburg and Hannover.
Erixx routes were also affected
The regional express from Hanover to Norddeich and from Hanover to Bremerhaven is also affected. There are also problems on the S-Bahn lines around Hannover, the train said. Connections from Hamburg to Kiel and Flensburg were also affected. Also on the private railway routes Erixx in Heidekreuz (RB37 and 38) as well as in Harz (RB42 / 43 and RB47) the first tree and branch disturbances have already occurred on the runway. However, there have not yet been permanent or long-term closures. However, there may be more partial closings during the day.
Delmenhorst: Slightly injured man
At night, a man was struck by a falling branch in Delmenhorst and was slightly injured, police said. In addition, there were several missions due to broken trees, for example on the Autobahn 2 near Hannover, the A28 in Ammerland and the A29 in Südoldenburg. In Hamburg, the fire brigade had to go out more than 20 times in the morning. In Bramfeld, Meiendorf, Fuhlsbüttel and Wilstorf, the emergency services removed fallen trees from the streets, branches had also fallen on cars. There were no injuries. As a precautionary measure, the city of Hannover has closed some parks. The Osnabrück Zoo is also not open today.
Floods expected in Hamburg
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the gusts reach winds of 85 to 110 kilometers per hour; on the Baltic coast it gets particularly stormy. Also, there are likely to be occasional showers and thunderstorms. In the late afternoon there could be the first flood of this fall in Hamburg-St.-Pauli. On the North Sea coast, the situation is more relaxed, at best in North Friesland, the flooding could occur as a storm surge on Thursday afternoon, he said. For a strip along the Kiel Canal, the DWD predicted showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain. Hamburg will be less affected by this, Schmidt said.
“First full-blown autumn storm of the year”
For the North Sea coast of Schleswig-Holstein, the DWD expects isolated gusts of wind. There were also numerous police and fire services there. Inland, the storm can blow with a wind force of 9 to 10, that is, 75 to 90 km / h. It was Germany’s first fall storm of the year, meteorologist Julia Schmidt said. The northwest wind will push the water towards the Elbe, said an employee of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency. In view of the weather forecast, Meyer Werft in Papenburg is considering postponing the Ems flyover of the “AIDAcosma” scheduled for Friday.
Avoid resin – trees could fall
Due to strong gusts, the forests in the Harz should not be entered, as announced by the Lower Saxony State Forest and National Park Administration. “The first fall storm hits very thin forest stands that have been thinned by bark beetle damage,” said Christian Schulz, chief operating officer for the Clausthal Forestry Office. Branches could break and trees could fall. This morning, showers can be expected again in the Harz region and gusts of wind in the Brocken. Towards the afternoon the wind will continue to pick up speed.
On the weekend the weather should calm down and the sun should come out. According to the forecast, there could be the first frost on the ground on Sunday night.
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