Snow and black ice: danger to life on the streets in Rhineland-Palatinate!

in Rhineland-Palatinate and in Saarland are warned of black ice for the night of Sunday. The German Weather Service (DWD) reports that expected snow could pass into freezing rain in the second half of the night, which does not exclude a possible development of a storm. For the district of Alzey-Worms, the DWD has expressed an official warning of a striking smoothness, which is valid from 3 a.m. until noon. The rain could freeze throughout the federal state until noon, while the temperatures rise again during the night. On Sunday, maximum values ​​between 7 and 10 degrees are expected with persistent rain. On Monday, the temperatures continue to increase to the highest levels between 9 and 14 degrees, although it remains cloudy and further rain is possible at times. In the night of Tuesday, the rain is expected to pass into snow again in higher altitudes. On Tuesday, it cools down with maximum temperatures between 4 and 7 degrees, such as Borkener Zeitung reported.

The Situation is not unique for Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland. An investigation by the German Weather Service shows that there is also a risk of black ice in other regions of Germany. Especially after snow at night, freezing rain is expected, and the DWD advises caution and recommends avoiding unnecessary trips. In the warm weather front from the southwest, people are pointed out to particularly dangerous areas such as the Black Forest, Lake Constance and the Bavarian Forest. DWD meteorologist Tanja Egerer warns of strong snowfall, which also passes into freezing rain. In Bavaria, stays outdoors and car trips should be avoided until around 10 a.m. The fresh snow situation varies, with up to 10 cm on the southern edge of the western low mountain range and 2-5 cm in other regions, so Tagesschau .

traffic disruptions and accidents

The extreme weather conditions already lead to numerous traffic accidents. There were over 100 traffic accidents in Lower Saxony on Saturday, and the Bremen police reported more than 80 accidents. In Braunschweig, over 110 accidents were registered within 8 hours. At least five people were slightly injured in the district of Stade, and there were several accidents due to the smoothness. On the A1 a fish transporter came off the road, which led to four injuries and led to the death of 7,000 trout.