Change of rain brings alarm level: rivers in the Prignitz rise!
Change of rain brings alarm level: rivers in the Prignitz rise!
In the Prignitz, the continued rain ensures rising levels in the rivers and thus brings the authorities on alert. The situation has developed quickly: Alarm level 1 has now been proclaimed at the Dömnitz near Pritzwalk after the water level climbed over the critical brand of 1.90 meters. This event was documented by maz-online.de. Fortunately, the level has now fallen under the alarm thresholds.
The Stepenitz near Wolfshagen behaves a little differently: within a week the water level has doubled and is now at 1.22 meters. Despite the increase, no alarm level was issued here. The Brandenburg State Environment Agency (LFU) has accordingly published a flood warning for the rivers Stepenitz and Dömitz in order to inform the population in good time about possible floods in deeper areas and grassland. This message comes from Tagesspiegel.de.
The rivers in view
However, there is also positive news in the region: meteorologists expect the weather conditions to calm down and a decline in rainy amounts in the coming days. The water level of the Elbe near Wittenberge has increased in the past few weeks and has reached 1.5 meters on July 12th, but still remains far away. The alarm level for the Elbe only begins with this brand. According to the experts at the LFU, the risk of dramatic flood events is currently to be assessed as low, although the floors are already heavily watered, which means that new rain can quickly get into the rivers.The location on other rivers such as Elbe, or and Spree in Brandenburg remains stable: these currently lead more water than usual, but are not affected by floods. In Saxony, however, when the warning level I reached the Schöna level of the Elbe level, which allows the situation to keep an eye on. The snow in the source areas of the Iser and Giant Mountains melt due to the mild temperatures and produced 40 to 75 liters of rain within one day. This could also affect the water levels, such as maz-online.de notes.
This remains to be seen how the situation will develop in the next few days. While the warnings are to be taken seriously, there is currently no reason to panic. The authorities are well informed and observe the situation closely. The Prignitz remains under control for now - good news for the residents.
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