Sturm Kirk rages in Rhineland-Palatinate: floods and storm damage!

Sturm Kirk rages in Rhineland-Palatinate: floods and storm damage!

The ex-hurricane "Kirk" caused some problems in Rhineland-Palatinate, but the situation now seems to be stabilizing. The region had to deal with strong wind and rain on Wednesday, which led to floods in some areas. According to the State Office for the Environment Rhineland-Palatinate, the water levels on Moselle, Sauer and its tributaries have now been reached and will continue to decline in the course of Friday and over the weekend.

Although the devastating storms that were originally feared failed to fail, there was still some damage caused by storm and rain. In places, trees fell over, blockages on streets were the result, for example in the Trier space between Bollendorf and Ferschweiler. Fortunately, there were serious accidents and injured. In Bausendorf in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district, there was even a landslide after the rains, while in Aach there was a stream over the bank. In the West Palatinate Clinic in Kusel, too, the electricity temporarily failed, which caused the hospital to activate its emergency generator.

rain and gusts of wind: The effects of "Kirk"

The strongest rains occurred in the night from Wednesday to Thursday when the storm's first offshoots reached the region. The Eifel, the Hunsrück and the Westerwald were particularly affected, where the rain fell in strong quantities and could affect the crop results. In addition, the strongest wind gusts were recorded in the southern half of the country, especially around the Hunsrück. In these areas there were also fallen trees, while significantly more damage was registered in Baden-Württemberg than in Rhineland-Palatinate. Trains failed, which was another challenge for commuters in the region.

A look at the weekend

Now that the worst weather conditions seem to be letting to lime, one is expected to calm the weather for the weekend. On Friday it stays in the south of Cloudy and there can still be showing, but they will soon stop. The temperatures are between 9 and 14 degrees, and the wind is described as gently, but blows from different directions. For the weekend, elevated temperatures of up to 16 degrees have been announced, and the weather forecasts indicate largely dry weather.

The events around Sturm Kirk show how quickly the weather can change and what challenges it brings. The region is expected to quickly recover from these adversity, even if some damage remains. Further details about this analysis and the weather conditions are in a current article on lomazoma.com find.