Flood alarm in Germany: Weather chaos brings risks for many regions!
Flood alarm in Germany: Weather chaos brings risks for many regions!
The combination of snow melt and persistent rain in Germany leads to alarming water level increases in several regions. According to current reports, the flood center is forced to pronounce warnings for numerous areas. Rivers such as the Moselle are particularly affected, whose levels have already risen drastically. In Bavaria, weather alarm levels in red apply due to numerous storms, while several tributaries of the Danube are slightly exhausted and the water levels in Franconia continue to increase, such as Merkur reported.
In Hesse, both rain and the melt of snow cover have led to an increase in water levels, whereby further registration levels could be achieved over time. Rhineland-Palatinate also records a significantly increasing water, especially on the Moselle, while in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony-Anhalt and the Saarland, storm warnings and information on floods were issued.
weather warnings and flood risk
In addition, an alarm level orange was proclaimed in large parts of Germany, which indicates an incoming North Sea deep. Hurricane gusts and a high risk of flood are expected. Last weekend there were already chaotic conditions due to snowfall and smooth ice rain. For the beginning of this week, mild temperatures up to 15 degrees are predicted in some regions, as in the Black Forest, such as t-online reported.The German Weather Service (DWD) warns of a heavy storm low that moves from England towards southern Norway. The cold front of the North Sea low is expected in Germany on Monday afternoon, whereby hurricane gusts of up to 125 km/h are possible. Storm and heavy thunderstorms threaten to the coast on Tuesday night. In addition, an official severe weather warning was issued for the northern North Sea coast, including islands such as Sylt and List. There is further focus on the Moselle, which takes over the bank in several places, whereby a maximum of between 600 and 650 cm is expected in Cochem. For Trier, a water level between 670 and 720 cm will be forecast on Monday. The flood risk remains high in several regions due to further rain and snow showers.
-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien
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