Salva alarm: violent heavy rain threatens Berlin and Brandenburg!

Salva alarm: violent heavy rain threatens Berlin and Brandenburg!

The weather in northern Germany presents itself inconsistently and uncomfortable at the beginning of the week. After a rainy weekend, the predictions of the German Weather Service (DWD) cancel violent storms. In Saxony, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin, extreme rains are expected, which can be 140 liters per square meter within 12 hours in certain areas between Rostock and Stralsund. These breathtaking amounts of rain are reminiscent of the flood disaster in the Ahr Valley and keep the authorities on alert. The warnings apply from this afternoon to Tuesday afternoon, so that the citizens have to prepare for gruesome weather.

In addition, the situation in Berlin is already using a strong rain shower at noon. Caution is also required in the rest of Lower Saxony. Up to 70 liters of rain per square meter are expected here, especially in the west of the federal state, where the risk of storm is particularly large.

warnings and first effects

The DWD has issued the highest warning level for the east and northeast of Germany. Drivers who are on the go should be careful because aquaplaning threatens and basement can be flooded quickly. In the city of Rostock, flood protection measures have already been recommended and the population has been informed about a warning app. This goes hand in hand with the indication that Autobahn 72 in Vogtland in Saxony was also blocked for floods, which certainly ensures inconvenience among travelers.

The precipitation not only ensure flooded roads, but also for weather -related cancellations of big events. An open-air concert by the popular singer Robbie Williams in Berlin had to be postponed to Wednesday. Anna Netrebko's concert on the Gendarmenmarkt also did not take place; A replacement date is still pending. According to Tagesschau.de, however, there were no major weather-related problems for the emergency services in Berlin until Monday evening.

what's next with the weather?

If you look at the coming days, the weather remains changeable. In the south of Germany, new thunderstorms are predicted at night, accompanied by further rains between 15 and 25 liters per square meter. In Lower Saxony, the temperatures between 21 degrees on the coast and up to 26 degrees are likely to be in Osnabrück. On Tuesday, showers and thunderstorms are announced again, with maximum values between 20 and 23 degrees and temperatures on Tuesday from 14 to 17 degrees.

Just looking at the storm map of the Storm Center shows the dramatic weather conditions. There is continuously current information on storms here, whether it is heavy rain or thunderstorms. Future storm warnings will be output in various color scales from yellow for preliminary warnings to violet for extreme weather conditions.

In this sense, the population says: well prepared, take the current warnings seriously and come safely through these inconsistent days. Nature is once more of its wild side and demands from us to act carefully and carefully.