Storm chaos in Ostprignitz-Ruppin: Fire brigades in continuous use!

Storm chaos in Ostprignitz-Ruppin: Fire brigades in continuous use!

The storm, which broke out on Thursday evening, June 25th, around Ostprignitz-Ruppin around 5 p.m., left strong traces. Heavy rain and hurricane -like arches led to numerous fire brigade operations in the region. The result was flooded roads, fallen trees and massive traffic disruptions. Firefighters were in constant use to cope with the situation. The Walsleben fire brigade was called to the Dannenfelder Weg, where a tree had fallen on a telephone line. The Neuruppin fire brigade also had to become active and remove a fallen tree between the newt and torch. The situation on the L 18 near Storbeck was particularly critical, where a large tree blocked the road. Here the fire brigade of the Temnitz office had to move with heavy equipment to release the road again.

The cleanup work went into the evening, since smaller floods in Wildberg were also registered in the Temnitz office. In a wind turbine, a wing broke off through the strong wind, which caused additional worries about security. The damaged wind turbine was immediately blocked off, while experts are already busy examining the cause and possible security risks. So far, the authorities have reported that there were no injuries, but the damage balance sheet is still recorded. The fire brigades were well prepared for the storm, because the German Weather Service had informed about a warning in good time and many citizens received the necessary information about the Katwarn app, such as maz-online.de reported.

weather forecast and warning

For June 26, new warnings have already been issued. At 9:30 p.m., a strong thunderstorm with heavy rain and gusts of wind was predicted of up to 60 km/h. The German Weather Service announced that a rainfall of approx. 15 liters per square meter per hour can be expected. In the official report, numerous dangers were also listed, such as lightning strikes and rapid flooding of roads and underpasses. Citizens were encouraged to avoid staying outdoors and secure loose objects. This warning, which was classified as a striking weather warning, was spread over different channels at the same time in order to achieve as many people as possible, such as [news.de] (https://www.news.de/lokales/855971612/unwetter-ostprignitz-Ruppin-aktuell-in-Wettervorsage-fuer-hute-23-2025-DWD-WARTER WARTING-VORE- AND-WETTER-STUALLE/1/) performed.

The temperatures in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district are currently around 20 ° C, with a relative humidity of 85%. An hourly weather development will be expected in the coming hours, which could remain stable on the whole. Nevertheless, caution is required, because the storm situation has shown how quickly the weather conditions can change.

The situation remains tense and the responsible offices are still observed in order to be able to react early to possible new storm events.