Red alarm level: Sturm flood on the Baltic Sea brings high levels!

Red alarm level: Sturm flood on the Baltic Sea brings high levels!

Rostock, Deutschland - In the coastal regions on the Baltic Sea, it will be turbulent today on June 16, 2025. A storm surge has been announced that will affect the Baltic Sea coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The weather forecasts indicate that the water levels in Schleswig-Holstein are expected to increase 1.50 meters or more above the middle flood. "It could be a very serious flood of storms," ​​warns Environment Minister Tobias Goldschmidt and calls the residents for caution.

like the Ostsee Zeitung The highest level of the storm surge on Friday evening, with the trend that the flood near the Lübeck bay reaches the level of a severe storm surge. A water level of up to 2.00 meters above the middle flood is even predicted for the Flensburg Fjord.

measuring stations and water levels

The current levels are recorded at various measuring stations, including Wismar, Warnemünde, Althagen, Barth, Stralsund, Sassnitz and Greifswald. According to the data of bsh.de , the values ​​are in the ordinary area, but with potential rashes due to the storm surge. The highest flood level (HHW) in Warnemünde from history at 770 cm, measured on November 13, 1872, can currently be found. The average flood (MHW) is 617 cm and the medium low water (MNW) at 407 cm.

The now common division of the storm surge classes is particularly important for the residents. Values ​​between 1.00 and 1.25 meters above the middle water level is a storm surge, while a heavy storm surge is only classified from 1.50 meters and a very heavy storm surge over 2.00 meters. Such warnings are pronounced by various institutions such as the federal government, the states and municipalities and spread over different channels, be it radio, television or even social media.

episode of the last storm surge

The devastating effects of storm floods are not unknown to residents. So the Stern in October last year caused damage of 56 million euros, whereby the city of Sassnitz in particular Financial needs of around 42 million euros to restore the dilapidated infrastructure.

After the years 2017 and 2019, which were also affected by storm surges, there were some rethinking in prevention. Experts warn that the current storm surge could last up to 40 hours and that later steep bank breakdowns and flooded beach walls have to be feared at the abuse of the meat. Serious damage to beaches and dunes by artificial flushing have already been found.

With the strong warning that gave Danes, another dimension has been added. The police in Denmark advises residents and holidaymakers to leave the coastal areas until Friday morning to protect themselves from the potential flooding in the popular summer house areas.

The weather events on the German Baltic Sea coast remains exciting. We keep the readers up to date on all developments and wish those affected to survive these restless days unscathed.