Hurricane-Force Winds and Snow Disrupt Germany โคas Storm “Detlef” Movesโฃ east
germany is battling โstrong โwinds, โคheavy rain, and even the first snowfall of the season as hurricane-force storm “Detlef” โฃsweeps across โคthe country. The storm brought down โtrees, disrupted transportation, and prompted warnings from โauthorities throughout Saturday and sunday.
The German Weather Service (DWD)โ reported sustained winds reaching up toโฃ 70 km/hโฃ in the Berlin and Brandenburg region, wiht gusts โฃpossibly higher. While coastal areas experienced the brunt of the storm surge, inland regionsโค faced hazardous conditionsโข due to โคfalling trees and reducedโข visibility from denseโ fog and rain. The storm’sโ impact โคextends from the mountains of Saxony, where snowflakesโค were reported, to โmajorโ cities like Leipzig, where a fallenโข tree blockedโ a major roadway.The unsettled weather is โexpected to continue into Monday, with lingering winds and rainfall.
On the Fichtelberg, โSaxony’s highest peak, fierce winds and thick fog created treacherous โคconditions. In Leipzig, a tree fell across Gustav-Esche-Straรe late Saturday evening,โ halting โคtrafficโค for both cars and buses. โค The โขDWD forecasts continued rain and cloud cover for the capital region,โค with temperatures ranging from 14 to 16 โฃdegrees Celsius.