Salva alarm in the Harz: hurricane gusts and flood risk threaten!

in Saxony-Anhalt there is currently a tense weather situation that has already led to numerous operations by the fire brigades. As the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung , the temperatures have dropped winters on weekend brings with it.

In addition, the German Weather Service (DWD) warned of extreme hurricane gusts on the chunk. These reach speeds of over 140 km/h and lead to storm gusts of level 2 of 4 in several counties. Official warnings have been published for the following counties: District of Mansfeld Südharz, Harz district and - Bergland (Oberharz), Saalekreis, Salzlandkreis, the city of Halle (Saale), Börde, Burgenlandkreis, Jerichower Land as well as Altmarkkreis Salzwedel and Stendal.

flood risk and weather development

Special attention applies to the risk of flooding in Saxony-Anhalt, which is caused by precipitation and thaw. The water level of the Pegel Wolmirstedt in the Bördekreis is 1.47 meters on Monday morning, while alarm level one begins at 1.80 meters. A possible exceeding of this brand is also feared on the levels Tylsen and Salzwedel dummy. The weather forecast shows light rain for the afternoon with temperatures between 9 and 12 degrees, while in the resin with cooler temperatures between 5 and 9 degrees.

like the Tagesschau already reported for around 50 missions of the fire brigades in Saxony-Anhalt led to New Year's evening. The focus of these missions was in the Harz, especially in Ballenstedt and Blankenburg, where fallen trees and damaged facade parts were among the main causes for the operations. In addition, there was an incident in the Stendal district in which two cars drove into a fallen tree, as well as in the district of Wittenberg, where a telephone mast kinked.

The warnings of the DWD for the New Year's Day are true, and in deeper locations of the resin, wind speeds of over 80 km/h were registered, which corresponds to storm strength. Fortunately, there were no injuries. Due to the extreme weather conditions, the Brockenbahn of the Harz narrow -gauge railways is currently not in operation.