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Weather in Lower Saxony and Hesse: rural districts and the city are canceling classroom teaching in schools

In Hesse and Lower Saxony, the DWD warns of snow. Also on Monday there will probably be restrictions in traffic. All information about the weather in the news ticker.

  • The Weather in Hessen and Lower Saxony affects rail and road traffic.
  • A man is going along Cross-country skiing by Göttingen.
  • In many schools, face-to-face classes are canceled on Monday (February 8th, 2021).

Update from Sunday, 02/07/2021, 3:19 p.m .: Face-to-face teaching for all general and vocational schools in the district Göttingen, including the city of Göttingen, falls on Monday (February 8th, 2021) because of the Weather in Lower Saxony out. This also applies to emergency care.

Distance teaching or homeschooling in scenarios B (divided classes) and C (distance teaching) takes place. Due to the weather conditions, it could not be ensured that the streets for school transport would be cleared on Monday, the said District of Göttingen at 2 p.m. with.

In the entire Werra-Meißner district, face-to-face classes will also be canceled on Monday. This is reported by werra-rundschau.de *.

Weather in Hesse and Lower Saxony: Göttingen transport companies stop bus traffic

Update from Sunday, February 7th, 2021, 1.55 p.m .: The snow masses continue to cause traffic problems in Lower Saxony. The Göttinger Verkehrsbetriebe (GöVB) provide their bus services at Sunday (07.02.2021) completely, as the road conditions do not allow otherwise. “After consultation with the winter service, today, Sunday, February 7th. no bus of the GöVB drive “, it said under goevb.de on the company’s homepage.

The weather in Hesse and Lower Saxony affects rail and road traffic. The reason is snow and wind – both together can lead to strong snow drifts (symbol).

© Uwe Zucchi / dpa

According to the GöVB, it was not yet foreseeable whether and how it could be driven again on Monday. Regional bus traffic is also severely restricted. Due to the heavy snowfall, buses no longer run on several lines on Sunday. That shared the transport association Southern Lower Saxony at vsninfo.de with. The transport association assumes that it will also be on Monday restrictions comes in regular service. Passengers should therefore find out more about the “VSN mobil” timetable app.

Weather: DWD warns of black ice in Lower Saxony and Hesse

Update from Sunday, 02/07/2021, 12.55 p.m .: The German Weather Service (DWD) has his official black ice warning extended and extended to the Waldeck-Frankenberg district.

There may be severe obstructions to trains, buses and road traffic. The DWD recommends avoiding car journeys. In these regions in Hessen and Lower Saxony Disturbances must be expected:

  • City and district of Kassel: extremely heavy snowdrifts (02/07/2021, midnight – 9 p.m.), heavy snowfall (02/06/2021, 9 p.m. to 02/07/2021, 9 p.m.)
  • Werra-Meißner district: heavy snowdrifts (02/07/2021, midnight – 9 p.m.), heavy snowfall (02/06/2021, 9 p.m. to 02/07/2021, 9 p.m.)
  • Waldeck-Frankenberg district: heavy snowdrifts (02/07/2021, 12 a.m. – 9 p.m.), heavy snowfall (02/06/2021, 9 p.m. to 02/07/2021, 9 p.m.), Black ice (February 7th, 2021, January 12th – 2pm)
  • Schwalm-Eder district: heavy snowfall (02/06/2021, 9 p.m. to 02/07/2021, 9 p.m.), Black ice (February 7th, 2021, January 12th – 2pm)
  • District of Hersfeld-Rotenburg: Snowfall (02/06/2021, 9 p.m. to 02/07/2021, 9 p.m.), Black ice (February 7th, 2021, January 12th – 2pm)
  • District of Göttingen: extremely heavy snowdrifts (02/07/2021, 12 a.m. – 9 p.m.), heavy snowfall (02/06/2021, 9 p.m. to 02/07/2021, 9 p.m.), squalls (02/06/2021, 6 p.m. to 02/07/2021, 3 p.m.)
  • District Northeim: extremely heavy snowdrifts (02/07/2021, midnight – 9 p.m.), heavy snowfall (02/06/2021, 9 p.m. to 02/07/2021, 9 p.m.), Squalls (07.02.2021, 12 a.m. – 6 p.m.)

Weather in Hesse and Lower Saxony: buses and trains run only to a limited extent

In North Hesse are large parts of the Regional transport because of the Weather paralyzed: Because of the strong Snowfall and Windes, Cantus has ceased operations on all regional train lines in North and East Hesse * and to Göttingen. The NVV press spokeswoman Sabine Herms announced that regional traffic has stopped running since 7 a.m. on Sunday morning (07.02.2021).

But it doesn’t just have negative effects snow on the Streets. Some people are now drawn to that nature in front of the front door, others strap their cross-country skis to their feet and move around town like winter sports enthusiasts – like in Göttingen seen.

Never seen: a winter sports enthusiast with cross-country skis waits at a traffic light on one of the main roads leading to downtown Göttingen.

© Thomas Kopietz

Weather in Hesse and Lower Saxony: Infant is injured in an accident on a slippery road

Update from Sunday, 02/07/2021, 11:07 a.m .: Not just with Bus and rail transport in the region it occurs because of the Weather repeatedly to delays, but also to the Highways in Hessen and Lower Saxony. On the night of Sunday (02/06/2021 to 02/07/2021) over 50 trucks and semi-trailers were stuck on the A7 near Bad Hersfeld (Hessen) because of the high snowfall *. There is a video at Youtube.

It happened on Sunday morning Neuenstein-Mühlbach (District of Hersfeld-Rotenburg) to a accident* in which a driver and an infant were injured. Both were taken to the hospital. The woman was from her slippery road surface got lost and hit a tree. In addition, the German Weather Service (DWD) his official weather warnings updated.

Weather in Hesse and Lower Saxony: DWD warns against driving in snow

First report from Sunday, 02/07/2021, 10:37 a.m .: Kassel – In parts of Hessen and Lower Saxony warns German Weather Service (DWD) in front extremely heavy snowdrifts (Level 4 of 4) and heavy snowfall (Level 3 of 4). About it is before Storm and wind gusts warned. In connection with snow, these can lead to snow drifts and affect everyday life.

Weather: In Hesse and Lower Saxony the weather is chaotic (symbol picture).

© Hauke-Christian Dittrich / dpa

In regions with warning level four, the DWD warns urgently of the Impassability of roads and railways. “Avoid all car journeys!“, It says on the official website of the DWD.

Weather in Hesse and Lower Saxony: train cancellations at Deutsche Bahn

According to information from German train are the clearing forces in continuous use. Because of heavy snowfall and partially strong wind can it to Drifting snow come. This is currently causing major disruptions in rail traffic.

In Lower Saxony State capital Hannover It comes to massive restrictions, since long-distance transport of the German train Not running between Hamburg and Hanover. In addition, the S-Bahn does not run in Hanover. The intercity trains between Hanover and Norddeich Mole are also not in use. An overview of all failures can be found on the website of German train. You have to reckon with these restrictions in the north of Hesse and in the south of Lower Saxony:

  • Suspension of long-distance traffic between Berlin and Frankfurt via Braunschweig / Kassel
  • Suspension of long-distance traffic between Hamburg, Hanover and Kassel (at least until midday); Delays and cancellations between Kassel, Frankfurt and Stuttgart and between Kassel, Würzburg and Munich
  • Further train cancellations in long-distance traffic between Cologne, Kassel, Erfurt and Gera
  • Cancellation of the trains on the RB 80 line (Göttingen – Nordhausen) until 10 a.m.
  • Failure of the trains on the RB 82 line (Bad Harzburg – Göttingen) until approximately 10 a.m.
  • Breakdown of the trains on the RB 86 line (Einbeck Mitte – Göttingen) until 10 a.m.

Weather in Hesse and Lower Saxony: This is the situation in Kassel and Göttingen

Also the local public transport (ÖPNV) in Hessen and Lower Saxony has with restrictions to fight. Among other things in Kassel can because of the Weather different buses and trains * do not drive.

The Rail transport in Lower Saxony however, rests almost completely. The Deutsche Bahn will probably shut down most trains by 3 a.m. on Monday morning (February 8th, 2021). In and around Göttingen and on the A7 Enormous amounts and depths of snow as well as drifts create particularly difficult traffic conditions.

The police advises against using the car. To the Kassel mountains From the direction of Göttingen – i.e. Lutterberg – trucks in particular have major problems, reports the police. (Jennifer Greve and Thomas Kopietz) * hna.de and werra-rundschau.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.

List of rubric lists: © Hauke-Christian Dittrich

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