Hurricane Kirk brings rain and storm: Hamburg in front of storm surge!

Hurricane Kirk brings rain and storm: Hamburg in front of storm surge!

A weather phenomenon is currently causing excitement in northern Germany. The remains of the former hurricane "Kirk" have reached the region and have a lot of rain and stormy gusts. According to weather expert Frank Böttcher, who informed about it in an interview with NDR Info, a pronounced autumn storm than a violent hurricane is expected. "Above all, there will be a lot of rain," continued Böttcher.

The rainy area in western Germany will move in at night to Thursday, with Emsland being particularly affected. There could be between 40 and 60 liters of rain per square meter. Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg are also affected and have to expect around 30 liters of precipitation per square meter. In addition to the rainy amounts, high, mild temperatures are also to be expected - sometimes it could get up to 20 degrees in Lower Saxony.

heavy gusts of wind and storm surge possible

The rain will soon be replaced by strong wind. From Thursday morning it will be windy in southern and western Lower Saxony, later the storm will spread to the entire north. Heavy gusts of wind are predicted, whereby the exact course of the low pressure area is still unclear. Where exactly the storm will rage the strongest, can only be predicted more precisely from Tuesday evening.

The weather forecast is particularly concerned about a potential storm flood in Hamburg. Although this will not be too high, the 1.50 meter brand could be exceeded, which would lead to the traditional fish market being under water. "The Situation could be exciting, but you should stay calm," said Böttcher.

weather calming on the weekend

With the pulling through the storm low, you can expect the weather to calm down from the weekend. The west wind remains, but the sun could show up. Despite this improvement, the southwestern current remains and continues to bring moist air with it, which means that rainfall can always occur.

The developments related to Hurricane "Kirk" are exciting, and interested parties can follow the other weather forecasts and updates on the news portals. Information can be found, for example, on www.tagesschau.de .