Several traffic connections were closed on Sunday. The storm has an impact on train and air traffic, and ferries are also affected. There are also impairments in air, rail and road traffic on Monday. Read everything about the latest developments at FOCUS Online.
Nothing works anymore: Bahn stops all train traffic in Bavaria
09.55 a.m .: Due to the heavy winter storm "Sabine", Deutsche Bahn has all traffic in Bavaria set. The weather did not allow train journeys until further notice, the company said. All long-distance rail traffic across Germany has been stopped since Sunday. Deep "Sabine" is currently moving across Germany with storm and hurricane gusts, there were injuries and damage.
Regional train traffic in Baden-Wurttemberg According to the train, started on Monday morning at 8:00 a.m. How it looks on the individual routes depends on the weather-related situation. The situation would first have to be explored and any damage repaired.
"Sabine" has been moving north-south across Germany since Sunday. While the situation in the north is already easing again, the storm hits the south with full force on Monday. For Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, official severe weather warnings apply practically nationwide.
Storm "Sabine" causes flight cancellations at airports in southern Germany
08.32 a.m .: At the Munich Airport 420 of the more than 1,000 planned flights were canceled as a precaution (overview here). As well on Nuremberg airport several flights were canceled for Monday (overview here). Above all, Lufthansa, Munich Airport's largest customer, had suspended all continental flights until 1 p.m. and all intercontinental flights until 2 p.m. at Germany's second largest airport.
The Stuttgart airport had already prepared and canceled flights on Sunday. According to a spokesman, a total of 40 take-offs and 36 landings were canceled by Monday morning (overview here). The airport expects restrictions into the afternoon. The airline Eurowings canceled almost all flights for the duration of the storm – Stuttgart Airport was also badly affected by this.
Largest German Airport in Frankfurt am Main Flight operations started normally in the morning: There have been no massive delays due to the storm, a spokesman said. Some airlines had canceled flights in advance. Due to the storm, 190 take-offs and landings in Frankfurt had been canceled the day before.
Operation largely discontinued: S-Bahn chaos in Munich's rush hour traffic
8:16 am: Bad news for all commuters in Munich: Since shortly before 8 a.m., S-Bahn traffic in Munich has largely ceased due to the severe storm, as the S-Bahn Munich announced on Monday morning via Twitter. This should cause considerable problems for tens of thousands of passengers in the morning rush hour.
The S-Bahn Munich has largely ceased operations for safety reasons. "It is currently planned to maintain a shuttle service between Pasing and Munich-East. On the outer branches of the S-Bahn, the S-Bahn goes to the nearest station and ends there," said Deutsche Bahn. Commuters can find all information about the S-Bahn chaos in Munich here.
Disabilities due to fallen trees on highways in Bavaria
8.10 a.m .: The hurricane "Sabine" moves with full force over Bavaria on Monday morning. Car drivers should be very careful when driving. As the "Bayerischer Rundfunk" reports, several highways are affected by falling trees on Monday morning. Fallen trees are currently causing danger on the following motorways in Bavaria:
- Be careful on the A7 Würzburg towards Ulm Between Feuchtwangen-West and Dinkelsbühl / Fichtenau there is a tree on the streak of stripes
- Be careful on the A9 Munich – Nuremberg in both directions a fallen tree lies between Denkendorf and Altmühltal
- Be careful on the A95 Garmisch-Partenkirchen towards Munich at Kreuzhof there is a fallen tree in the right lane
- The A93 Regensburg towards Holledau is blocked by a fallen tree between Aiglsbach and Mainburg
The BR is also currently reporting fallen trees on several federal highways in the Free State.
Two motorways closed in NRW
06.41 a.m .: The rush hour traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia started after storm "Sabine" on Monday morning without major traffic jams and disabilities. The trains, however, did not run after DB Regio had ceased operation on Sunday in North Rhine-Westphalia due to the storm. As soon as it was light, exploratory trips would be started at a slow pace to gradually release tracks, a DB spokesman said. The company expected disabilities throughout the day.
The WDR reported 31 kilometers of congestion on the highways nationwide at 6.23 a.m. – comparatively little on a Monday morning. "Maybe today some work from home or take vacation," said a spokesman for the state control center of the police.
Closed motorways in NRW:
- According to him, fallen trees blocked the A4 towards Cologne between Elsdorf and Kerpen. The blockage will continue until around 9 a.m.
- In Hagen, the A45 in the direction of Frankfurt between the Hagen junction and the Hagen-Süd junction is expected to remain fully blocked until 1 p.m. In both cases, for safety reasons, the trees are removed until it is light.
Federal, state and district roads were also not yet usable in places in the morning:
- According to police, there were closures due to fallen trees on the B 238 in Detmold and the B1 near Blomberg. You should stop until about eight o'clock.
"We got off lightly," said a spokesman for the traffic control center of Strassen.NRW.
Düsseldorf and Cologne airports: Numerous flights canceled
06.23 a.m .: At the airports in North Rhine-Westphalia, numerous flights are canceled on Monday morning due to the hurricane low "Sabine". At the country's largest airport in Düsseldorf, connections to Berlin, Munich or Vienna were canceled. In numerous other machines, for example to Lisbon, Amsterdam or Fuerteventura, boarding started on time, according to the airport.
The situation in Cologne is similar: While machines to Leipzig, Milan or Hamburg failed, passengers for flights to London, Barcelona or Manchester were handled as planned.
Above all, Eurowings' decision to cancel almost all flights during the storm led to around 150 canceled take-offs and landings at the two major NRW airports.
Stuttgart Airport: Many flights canceled
06.11 a.m .: Because of the hurricane low "Sabine" dozens of flights at Stuttgart Airport have been canceled. According to a spokeswoman, at least 35 starts were canceled by Monday morning. Initially, no information was given on canceled or delayed landings. The airport expects restrictions into the afternoon. If the planes did not arrive in Stuttgart, they were missing for the planned onward flights, the spokeswoman said.
Be careful on the highways!
5.48 a.m .: The first commuters are now taking to the streets to go to work. The following applies: be careful. In Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, the ADAC reports objects on the road in many places.
Other exemplary messages:
- On the A8 between Stuttgart and Munich and also the A3 Frankfurt – Würzburg and the A1 Trier – Saarbrücken there is danger in both directions due to fallen trees.
- The storm tipped a truck on the A70 Bayreuth / Schweinfurt – dangerous side winds occur here. On the A71 Ludwigshafen – Koblenz, vehicles with bodies are recommended to bypass due to dangerous cross winds.
Find out about the location before driving, drive carefully and appropriately for the weather.
Hamburg Köhlbrandbrücke closed
Monday, February 10, 2:12 a.m .: Now the Hamburg Köhlbrandbrücke has been closed. However, the police assume that the bridge can be opened again before 4 a.m., a spokesman said. It is extremely rare for the bridge to be closed. The Köhlbrandbrücke is one of the most important traffic arteries in the port of Hamburg and is used by around 38,000 vehicles on weekdays.
Bahn announces all-day disruptions: long-distance traffic is suspended until at least 10 a.m. on Monday
10:14 p.m .: Deutsche Bahn announces massive restrictions for Monday. Long-distance traffic should remain closed until at least 10 a.m.
"Due to the steadily increasing weather damage, we cannot guarantee reliable start-up nationwide in regional and long-distance transport tomorrow. The routes will only be gradually released again after the damage has been investigated and the necessary repair work has been carried out. Unfortunately, it is already foreseeable that the disruptions will occur will last all day, "said the train.
It continues: "We recommend our travelers to postpone long-distance journeys planned for Sunday, February 9th, 2020 to Tuesday, February 11th, 2020. "You can find more information here.
Bahn offers trains: stranded travelers can spend the night here
10 p.m .: Deutsche Bahn has now published a list of residence trains. Stranded passengers can spend the night here:
- Berlin Hbf deep (1 train)
- Bremen Hbf (1 train)
- Dortmund Hbf (1 train)
- Dresden Hbf (1 train)
- Dusseldorf Hbf (1 train)
- Erfurt Hbf (2 trains)
- Frankfurt Airport long-distance train station (1 train)
- Frankfurt central station (1 train)
- Fulda (1 train)
- Göttingen (1 train)
- Hamburg Hbf (1 train)
- Hamburg Altona (2 moves)
- Hanover Hbf (2 trains)
- Karlsruhe Hbf (2 trains)
- Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe (2 moves)
- Cologne Hbf (1 train)
- Leipzig Hbf (1 train)
- Munich Hbf (2 trains)
- Munster (Westphalia) (1 train)
- Nuremberg Hbf (1 train)
- Osnabrück Hbf (2 trains)
- Stuttgart Hbf (2 trains)
Passengers are stuck at Cologne Central Station – Bahn provides care package and sleeping bags
Cologne, 9:59 p.m .: FOCUS online reporter Frank Gerstenberg describes his impressions from Cologne: Some of the train passengers in Cologne do not know when and how their journey will continue. The 30-year-old social worker Saskia from Berlin has been on the train since 1 p.m. today. In Duisburg she should have changed to the train to Utrecht, where she wanted to take a few days off. However, the final stop was in Rheda-Wiedenbrück. She took a taxi to Cologne at her own expense and is now standing in line at the Deutsche Bahn information desk. The blonde woman in the khaki quilted jacket has a large red backpack on her back and a small green one in the front with a half-empty water bottle in the side pocket. On the outside, she looks relaxed. "Meanwhile," she tells VIP News online. "Here in Cologne they are obviously trying. But in Rheda-Wiedenbrück I was already angry." After a long wait, the passengers were told: "You can now look for a taxi." She initially paid the money for the 150-kilometer journey to Cologne out of her own pocket. "I hope I'll get it back." At the information desk in Cologne, she receives a taxi ticket to Utrecht in just a few minutes. However, it requires four passengers. To Utrecht or Amsterdam. Sunday evening at 10 p.m. Was she exhausted? "I can't think about that anymore."
In any case, the Deutsche Bahn in Cologne seems to be doing everything possible to supply the stranded passengers. If you don't want a taxi ticket, you get a hotel voucher for a "contract hotel", explains an employee of Deutsche Bahn VIP News. An overnight stay at the train station is also possible: "There are two hotel trains on platform 1." For passengers who want to rest and continue tomorrow as early as possible. "We took care of everyone," says the Bahn employee. He doesn't know exactly how many there have been since the rail traffic in NRW stopped at 4 p.m. "In any case, there were many thousands." The passengers would all receive a care package with baguettes and sweets as well as coffee, tea or water. They also received a sleeping bag with a blanket and pillow.
Also blocked several highways in Lower Saxony
9:59 p.m .: On many motorways in Lower Saxony, the storm depth creates disabilities and dangers. The A7 from Hanover to Kassel had to be blocked between Hildesheim and the Salzgitter triangle after trees fell onto the road, the traffic management center in Lower Saxony announced. The closure should last until Monday morning.
The A30 from the Bad Bentheim border crossing in the direction of Schüttorf was also blocked, probably also until Monday morning. In the further course, a track near Melle between Osnabrück and Bad Oeynhausen was blocked due to fallen trees.
Trees collapsed on road: A45 towards Frankfurt fully blocked
9:36 pm: Due to fallen trees, part of Autobahn 45 is completely blocked in North Rhine-Westphalia. The section between the Kreuz Hagen and the Hagen-Süd junction, in the direction of Frankfurt, is affected. This was announced by the state road construction company on Sunday evening. According to the Dortmund police, more trees threatened to fall. The closure is expected to last until Monday noon, 1 p.m., said a police spokesman.
Fell on overhead contact line and caught fire: Burning tree stops train traffic
8:26 pm: A burning tree on the tracks stopped train traffic on the Flensburg-Neumünster railway on Sunday. The storm depression Sabine suffocated the flames itself, as the fire department association Rendsburg-Eckernförde announced. The tree tore down the overhead line at Timmaspe and caught fire.
More than 40 flights canceled: Sabine also paralyzes Hamburg Airport on Monday
8.20 p.m .: Due to the storm lows Sabine canceled dozens of flights by several airlines at Hamburg Airport on Monday. According to a plan published online by the airport on Sunday evening, more than 40 arrivals and departures for Monday have been canceled. Further deletions and delays could be added, it said on the airport's homepage. The airport asked passengers via Twitter: "Before you arrive at the airport, please inform yourself about your flight status and keep in touch with your airline."
- You can find the departure schedule here.
- You can find the arrival plan here.
Railway company Abellio announces massive disabilities due to Sabine
7:57 pm: Train passengers in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia have to face considerable disabilities at the Abellio railway company on Monday due to the storm storm Sabine. A company spokesman said on Sunday evening that there would be massive delays and cancellations. In most cases, no substitute traffic will be offered.
Delays can already be expected on Sunday evening. As a precaution, Abellio reduced the maximum speed of his regional trains to 80 kilometers per hour. This affects the diesel network in Saxony-Anhalt, which connects Magdeburg with the Salzlandkreis, the Harz, Stendal and Wolfsburg. The reduced speed also applies in the south of Saxony-Anhalt with the Abellio lines between the Leipzig-Halle, Naumburg, Erfurt, Eichsfeld, Eisenach and Kassel regions.
Lufthansa warns of impairments in air traffic until Tuesday morning
7:01 p.m .: The airline Lufthansa warns of impairments in air traffic until at least Tuesday morning, as is clear from a message. Accordingly, special impairments are expected for Monday in Munich. This affects not only air traffic, but also the journey to the airport. Passengers are asked to inform themselves carefully before arrival. Passengers can find information on rebooking options and cancellations here.
100 flights canceled: Sabine is also responsible for flight cancellations in Düsseldorf on Monday
6:32 pm: Storm depression Sabine also causes flight cancellations on Monday. At Düsseldorf Airport, 100 out of 570 planned flights will be canceled, according to a press release. Passengers who are planning a flight on Monday are asked to check the status of their flight on their airline's website before arriving at the airport.
Bahn wants to provide overnight trains
6:25 p.m .: Stranded train travelers, whose trains cannot continue on Sunday due to the storm Sabine, should receive hotel vouchers and taxi vouchers as part of their passenger rights. So-called overnight trains are also to be provided in larger train stations, said DB Group spokesman Achim Stauss on Sunday in Berlin's main train station. This had "already proven itself in previous storm situations".
Nationwide, several thousand railway employees are also on duty, "many volunteer in such situations". Trains in regions particularly affected by the storm should "be kept in the train stations" because passengers can be better looked after there. You should not continue on the route. Long-distance traffic from IC and ICE trains is to be stopped nationwide on Sunday evening.
After the storm, the railway lines will initially be flown by helicopters to locate damage. Only when the technology and tracks are in perfect condition can trains run again, the spokesman said. Safety comes first.
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Long-distance traffic is completely stopped
5.13 p.m .: As the Deutsche Bahn announced, nationwide long-distance traffic is to be gradually phased out. "The storm lows across Germany. In the meantime, several sections of the route have been closed to rail traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia. Due to current developments and increasing wind speeds, the DB has decided to gradually begin with all larger long-distance trains nationwide in North Rhine-Westphalia To let train stations end. "
As a spokeswoman for the Deutsche Bahn told FOCUS Online, the goal is to have all long-distance trains by free routes and in suitable train stations by 8 p.m. Passengers will also be looked after there and, if necessary, equipped with taxi or hotel vouchers.
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Long-distance traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia due to hurricane Sabine
5:04 pm: Because of the storm storm Sabine, Deutsche Bahn stopped long-distance transport in the most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The company announced on Sunday on Twitter.
Important airports affected: Eurowings largely ceases flight operations during a storm
3.18 p.m .: The airline Eurowings is playing it safe and has canceled almost all flights for the duration of the storm "Sabine". The connections from the airports of Hamburg, Berlin, Hanover, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart are canceled, the Lufthansa subsidiary based in Dusseldorf said on Sunday. There are only a few flights from Munich and Stuttgart.
Passengers should no longer travel to the affected airports. You could rebook your bookings free of charge. Eurowings is aiming to resume flight operations on Monday. Even then, gale gusts are still expected. The low point "Sabine" is said to have its climax in the night from Sunday to Monday – with wind speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour.
Bahn restricts regional traffic in Lower Saxony due to storm
2:16 p.m .: After long-distance traffic, the Deutsche Bahn in Lower Saxony is now also restricting regional traffic due to the storm sabine "Sabine". The trains of the regional express trains between Bremen and Norddeich have been discontinued, said the Deutsche Bahn. The line between Bodenfelde and Northeim and various S-Bahn lines were discontinued in the Weser Uplands. The Westphalia Railway, the Metronome, the Eurobahn and the Nordwestbahn, which operate other regional routes across Lower Saxony, reported no restrictions.
Also failures at Berlin Tegel Airport
2:08 p.m .: Because of the announced storm "Sabine", some departures have been canceled at Berlin Tegel Airport. Connections are affected on Sunday afternoon and evening to London, Brussels, Düsseldorf and Cologne / Bonn, as the airport announced on the Internet. Passengers are asked to get information from the airlines and from the Berlin Airports website, spokeswoman Sabine Deckwerth said.
"Our traffic management in Tegel and Schönefeld is in close contact with the German Weather Service". Depending on the wind force, security measures would be taken. "From 45 knots everything has to be firmly connected, for example stairs to the aircraft and containers". At noon the situation was initially unproblematic. Everything else will be decided based on the weather, said the spokeswoman.
Numerous flight cancellations in Cologne and Düsseldorf
1:56 pm: Because of the hurricane "Sabine", several flights from Düsseldorf and Cologne / Bonn were canceled on Sunday. The airport operator tweeted on Sunday afternoon that 111 take-offs and landings had already been canceled in Düsseldorf. Numerous connections by the airline Eurowings for the afternoon and evening were shown as canceled on the websites of the two airports.
Eurowings wrote on Twitter that the storm could have an adverse effect. Occasionally, other airlines canceled their flights from the two major NRW airports. Both locations asked their passengers on Sunday to find out from their airlines whether their flight was taking off on schedule. Failures could still occur on Monday.
Sporadic failures at Frankfurt Airport
12.18 p.m .: Due to the weather conditions, 100 take-offs and landings of aircraft at Frankfurt Airport were canceled on Sunday. This is primarily about flights within Europe, said a spokeswoman for the airport operator Fraport. The remaining approximately 1,100 flights would take off or land on Sunday on a regular basis. There could also be delays.
According to the spokeswoman, the airlines themselves decide whether and which flights are canceled. Due to the night flight ban, the airport does not expect the hurricane low to have a major impact on air traffic. "We will continue to monitor the weather situation," said the spokeswoman. No flight cancellations have yet been made for Monday.
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Bahn stops long-distance traffic to the North Sea coast because of storm "Sabine"
12.09 p.m .: In view of the storm coming up, Deutsche Bahn stops long-distance transport to the North Sea coast in Lower Saxony. The Intercity trains connecting Norddeich and Emden via Oldenburg and Bremen to Leipzig and back are affected, said Deutsche Bahn on Sunday.
In addition, there are no Intercity trains on the connection from Norddeich and Emden towards the Ruhr area via Rheine and Münster and back. While some of the trains are completely eliminated, some of the ICs still come from the east to Hanover or Bremen. There were also warnings about disabilities for the regional trains on the routes towards the coast.
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Around 80 failures at Munich Airport due to hurricane depression
21.08 p.m .: At Munich Airport, around 80 take-offs and landings were canceled due to the hurricane "Sabine" on Sunday. The canceled departures were mostly planned with a northbound flight direction, a spokesman for the airport said on Sunday. With a view to the further development of airport operations, he said: "There will definitely be cancellations and delays."
The storm could still have massive impairments. Since work on the airfield has to be stopped from a certain wind speed, operations there could temporarily come to a standstill due to the storm. For example, the refueling or loading of aircraft would then have to be suspended. The number of flights canceled on Sunday and Monday depends on the airlines' decisions.
Several flights from Hanover and Bremen are canceled due to storm lows
11:56 a.m .: Due to the looming hurricane depth "Sabine", numerous flight connections were canceled at the northern German airports of Hanover and Bremen on Sunday. In Hanover, flights to and from Paris, Amsterdam, Munich and Frankfurt were affected, the airport said. At Bremen Airport it was also about connections to Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam and Stuttgart. The rest of the airport operations are currently not affected, said a spokesman for the Bremen airport.
Last Helgoland ferry brought 1,000 people to the safe mainland
11.50 a.m .: Vacationers who are still on Helgoland at this point are stuck on the island until further notice. The last ferry from Helgoland to Cuxhaven left at 7:30 a.m. instead of 2:00 p.m. as planned. It brought 1000 people to the safe mainland. It was the last ferry to leave Helgoland this Sunday. There are also no boat trips on Monday, the shipping company Cassen Eils announced on its website.
Due to storm lows restrictions at Hamburg Airport
11.49 a.m .: At Hamburg Airport, numerous flights were canceled on Sunday due to the announced storm "Sabine". Above all, numerous domestic connections between Lufthansa and the Eurowings subsidiary in southern Germany were affected. "There have been flight cancellations, especially from Saturday afternoon to probably Tuesday, and there may also be delays," said a Lufthansa company spokesman.
The cancellations of all flights by both airlines on Sunday were without exception due to the storm warning. A total of 17 departures and 18 landings are affected by the deletions.
In any case, passengers are advised to inquire online about the status of their connections and, if necessary, to contact the airlines directly.
Cologne / Bonn Airport expects failures due to storm "Sabine"
10.14 a.m .: Because of the hurricane "Sabine", Cologne / Bonn Airport expects flight cancellations. From the afternoon, there could be irregularities or failures, the airport said on Twitter. Passengers should check with their airlines to see if their flight is taking off on schedule.
The storm depression "Sabine" should hit North Rhine-Westphalia in the afternoon. At night, wind speeds of around 120 kilometers per hour are expected. The German Weather Service expects trees to fall and traffic to be impaired.
As a precaution, Deutsche Bahn cancels train connections
10.11 a.m .: Deutsche Bahn is preparing for possible problems on Sunday. "Travelers who want to postpone their trip to another day due to the expected storm can do so easily," said a railway spokesman. If you don't want to travel, you can cancel the ticket free of charge. Tickets would also remain valid on the critical days from February 9th through February 11th. "We have mobilized all readiness and increased it twice in every region," said a rail spokesman on Saturday. The train staff was prepared for damage such as destroyed overhead lines or overturned trees.
Mobile task forces with chainsaws should be deployed to clear blocked tracks. The staff at the train stations and in the situation centers will also be increased. "Before you start your journey, we recommend that you also check the rail information media, for example on the Internet or the DB app," said a company spokesman on Saturday at a press conference at Berlin Central Station.
Since the storm low is expected to be particularly severe in northern and western Germany, numerous preventive measures for long-distance transport are planned as early as Sunday afternoon, Deutsche Bahn writes in its press blog. "From this point on, long-distance trains will no longer serve coastal regions and regions that are at high risk of storms, such as Emden, Norddeich, Kiel and Westerland."
This restriction affects, for example, IC trains between Norddeich and Hannover / Koblenz, ICE connections between Hamburg and Kiel or Westerland and the EC routes between Hamburg and Copenhagen / Aarhus. The last time the Sylt Shuttle runs from Niebüll is at 12.05 p.m. and from Westerland at 12.00 p.m.
Lufthansa warns of flight cancellations
Sunday, February 9th, 7:38 a.m.: "Due to the severe winter storm" Sabine "over Northern and Central Europe, Lufthansa Group flights can be impaired until at least Tuesday morning (February 11)," wrote the Lufthansa Group in a current statement. The airline recommends that travelers check the website regularly.
Bahn strengthens their readiness because of the hurricane low "Sabine"
2.45 p.m .: Deutsche Bahn is preparing for possible problems from the hurricane depression "Sabine" on Sunday. "We have mobilized all readiness and increased it twice in every region," said a spokeswoman on Saturday. The train staff was prepared for damage such as destroyed overhead lines or overturned trees.
Mobile task forces with chainsaws should be deployed to clear blocked tracks. "However, today we cannot look into the crystal ball how the weather is developing. We are watching it closely." The staff at the train stations and in the situation centers will also be increased.
"Travelers who want to postpone their trip to another day due to the expected storm can do so easily," said a railway spokesman. If you don't want to travel, you can cancel the ticket free of charge.
From wind force 10 ADAC advises not to leave the car
Saturday, February 8th, 9.09am: According to the recommendations of the ADAC, drivers should heed certain warnings in storms. So be careful from wind force 5 (29 to 38 km / h wind speed). Tree-covered stretches should be avoided. In the event of a heavy storm or even a hurricane warning from wind force 10 (89 to 102 km / h wind force), the ADAC advises not to drive a car or motorcycle at all.
On Sunday the hurricane "Sabine" is expected to hit northwest Germany around noon. According to current weather models, hurricane gusts at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour can be expected on the North Sea coast. In the following hours the storm field will probably move further south. In the evening "Sabine" is with Wind force eleven (103 to 118 km / h) probably reach the line Eifel, Niederrhein, Saarland and finally arrive in Bavaria in the second half of the night on Monday.
According to Friedrich, "The most dangerous situation with the highest wind peaks in all of Germany" is reached on Monday night when a cold front is added to the hurricane low. Even in the lowlands there can be gusts Wind force eleven to twelve to reach. "Sabine" will let off steam even more violently over the mountains: At 120 to 150 kilometers per hour, the gusts will sweep over the peaks at night on Monday. A forecast for the Brocken, the highest peak in the
On Sunday, the ADAC recommendation applies to leave the vehicle at a standstill.
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