Sturm flood flooded Hamburger Fischmarkt - what happens now!

Sturm flood flooded Hamburger Fischmarkt - what happens now!

On Friday morning, December 20, 2024, a winter storm flood has overflowed the Elbe and transformed the Hamburg fish market into a sea. At around 7:30 a.m., the Federal Office for Sea shipping and hydrography (BSH) registered a water level of over 1.90 meters above average flood. The violent winds from northwest printed the water increasingly on the coast and into the rivers, which also flooded the parking lot in Övelgönne. The storm surge, which had been announced for days, brought floods with itself in Hamburg, but the fire brigade and the police did not report any major operations, as the situation apparently remained under control, as the NDR reported.

storm flood moves through the north

not only in Hamburg showed the nature of nature; Slight storm surges were also recorded on the North Sea coast at that time. Meteorologist Julia Schmidt from the German Weather Service pointed out that the strong northwest wind is responsible for the fact that the water rises. At 5:00 a.m., a water level of about 1.50 meters above the middle flood was expected in the nearby dagebüll, which prepared the region for the winter storm surge. According to other forecasts, it could remain stormy; Wind speeds of up to 80 kilometers per hour could sweep over the coasts. Despite the stormy conditions, the wind until Christmas Eve becomes weaker, which ensures some relaxation.

ndr reported the often impending danger of storm floods.

as well as n-tv it remains stormy in the north Germany.