Storm depression “Nadia” swept across northern Germany with dangerous gusts and caused several serious accidents. In Beelitz, Brandenburg, a pedestrian died because an election poster was blown over and fell on him. In Bremen, a person suffered serious injuries in a park when a tree fell on him. With top speeds of up to almost 130 kilometers per hour, “Nadia” swept across many parts of northern Germany on Sunday night.
The highest wind speed was measured on Hallig Hooge (Nordfriesland district) at 127 km/h, said a meteorologist from the German Weather Service (DWD) on Sunday. Peak speeds of 119 km/h were measured in List on Sylt, Kap Arkona on Rügen and Glücksburg near Flensburg.
Hamburg fish market flooded
According to the police, there were hundreds of operations in Hamburg alone. A severe storm flood flooded the fish market in the Altona district. The crest was reached at around 12:17 a.m. The water level at the St. Pauli level was 2.84 meters above the mean high water, as a spokeswoman said. Several cars were damaged by the flooding.
There were also storm surges on other parts of the coast. “Not everywhere a severe storm surge like in Hamburg,” said the spokeswoman. However, the entire German North Sea coast was affected. In Bremerhaven, for example, the peak value was 2.14 meters above the mean high water level. Storm surges or severe storm surges on the coasts were still expected on Sunday.
On the North Sea coast, one speaks of a storm surge when the flood water is at least 1.5 meters higher than normal. A severe or very severe storm surge is only spoken of from values of 2.5 or 3.5 meters.
There were also two incidents involving ships in Hamburg and on the North Sea: a barge got stuck under a bridge in the port of Hamburg. Around 30 kilometers off the East Frisian coast, an unloaded freighter drifted in the sea for several hours.
Rail traffic was also affected on Sunday morning. The problems are expected to last until noon, Deutsche Bahn said.
On Sunday morning, the DWD lifted its severe weather warning. According to the information, gusts of wind are to be expected until late Sunday afternoon.
Source: Nachrichten
