The first severe autumn storms expected in Germany

Just in time for the changeover to winter time, the first severe autumn storms are hitting large parts of Germany. The German Weather Service (DWD) issued a warning for many regions in the northwest. By the evening, a south and southwest wind is expected to gain increasing strength and bring stormy gusts and or even squalls. The storm approaching from the English Channel will be accompanied by rain and some thunderstorms. According to the DWD, a second storm is approaching on Sunday night.

According to the DWD warning situation report, the west and southwest must be the first to prepare for stormy gusts with wind speeds of up to 75 kilometers per hour. Gusts of wind can blow over mountainous areas at speeds of up to 110 kilometers per hour.

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the autumn wind is expected to increase to squalls later in the afternoon, as WDR reports. It is advisable to keep doors and windows closed during the storm and to avoid forests and parks due to the danger of falling branches. In addition, items such as garden furniture, flower pots, bicycles and garbage cans should be securely stored or secured.

“Luise” is followed by “Manja”

In the evening, the storm “Luise” continues to roll towards Lower Saxony, as NDR reports. During the night, wind and stormy gusts are also expected in large parts of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Hamburg, Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein. The DWD also warns of stormy gusts in the North Sea, which can develop into severe squalls over the sea.

And it will remain stormy in the north all weekend. According to NDR, the foothills of the storm “Manja” are expected to reach northern Germany on Sunday night. The “wind maximum” is expected on the North Sea coast on Monday night - with heavy squalls and sometimes hurricane-like gusts in exposed locations. At the same time, severe squalls cannot be ruled out in individual sections of the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast.

Due to the expected autumn storms, some shipping companies have already announced restrictions and outages in their operations. Connections to Heligoland, for example, are affected.

Hurricane force on the Brocken

During the night the stormy winds reach western Germany, and according to the severe weather warning, severe squalls can also be expected from the Rhineland to the Emsland. Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia also have to prepare for stormy times at the weekend. A storm warning also applies to the Brocken. On Sunday night, the wind here is expected to reach hurricane force with peak values ​​of up to 150 kilometers per hour.

Stormy gusts and strong to stormy gusts are also expected in parts of Bavaria on Saturday night. According to the DWD, there could also be a few centimeters of fresh snow in the Alps above 1,200 to 1,500 meters. In some western low mountain ranges, however, continuous rain with quantities of between 30 and 40 liters per square meter can be expected.