Low hurricane “Hermine” devastates Schleswig-Holstein | NDR.de – news



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Status: December 27, 2020 7:57 pm

A storm warning has been issued for coastal areas in the North and Baltic Seas until Sunday afternoon. The German Weather Service warned of gusts of up to 110 km / h, some of which were hurricanes.

Hurricane “Hermine” caused a lot of wind in Germany this weekend. Schleswig-Holstein was also impressed. The German Weather Service (DWD) only lifted its storm watch for coastal areas in the North and Baltic Seas on Sunday afternoon. Experts warned of wind gusts of up to 110 kilometers per hour, especially for the North Sea.

Storm waves hit a wall.  © alliance of images / empics

AUDIO: Coastal storm warning due to the depth of Hurricane Hermione (1 min)

The fire brigade has to be deployed several times

According to the control center, the fire department moved to the west coast about two dozen times Sunday afternoon. Roofs on Sylt and bent trees had to be secured in the districts of Dithmarschen and North Friesland. No one was injured. Ferries between Cuxhaven and Helgoland did not operate on Sunday. There were also restrictions on the direction of Sylt: trains between Niebüll and Westerland no longer carried cars with trailers, trucks with empty trailers, camping vehicles, and dangerous goods vehicles.

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Dark clouds over Rostock.  © Nico Henke of Rostock

The German Weather Service has issued a storm warning for southern Mecklenburg: There is a risk of thunderstorms with heavy rain, heavy gusts and hail at night. plus

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NDR 1 Welle Nord | Schleswig-Holstein News | 12/27/2020 | 14:00 clock

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