Is the storm chaos threatened? Thunderstorms and storm warnings in NRW!

Is the storm chaos threatened? Thunderstorms and storm warnings in NRW!

After a hot Saturday, which caused a lot of sun rays with temperatures of up to 34 degrees for all of North Rhine-Westphalia, an uncomfortable weather situation is moving across the country on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Especially in the east and south of North Rhine -Westphalia, citizens have to make themselves prepared for violent thunderstorms and renewed heavy rain. The fire brigade Paderborn reported over 191 missions on the night of Sunday due to the storm situation, which had already taken on dramatic features, such as [Wa.de] (https://www.wa.de/nordrhein-westfalen/nrw-ueber flood-flooding. reported.

The weather warning of the German Weather Service (DWD) was lifted early on Sunday, but there are still dangers from thunderstorms in some parts of the country. In cities such as Aachen and Bielefeld, a warning level 2 had to be found on strong thunderstorms until later evening and provides worrying preliminary information on potential precipitation of up to 40 liters per square meter.

storm risk remains

"Violent heavy rain and gusts of wind up to 100 km/h" - this is the current forecast of the DWD for the weather sequence for Sunday. The situation is additionally tightened by cold fronts that pull over Germany. This weather situation leads to a displacement of the warm and damp air mass, while moderately warm sea air goes back. In the afternoon, an additional temperature decline is expected to 21 to 24 degrees, which is primarily due to the announced bad weather.

On Sunday afternoon, around 2:37 p.m., the severe weather warning was tightened again, especially for the east and south of the country, where heavy thunderstorms are expected. According to the last information, up to 20 liters of rain per square meter can fall - in some regions even up to 60 liters in a few hours. Hail with a size of up to 3 cm is also a danger, as well as heavy gusts of wind that heat up the wind up to 100 km/h, as the DWD reports.

regional storm danger

The storm center has published an overview map that shows which regions are particularly affected in North Rhine-Westphalia. Cities such as Hagen, Essen, Wuppertal and the entire Paderborn area are on the list of high -risk areas. Not only thunderstorms and heavy rain can be expected here, but also a risk of flooding in narrowly limited areas. The affected regions are diverse and include the Cologne Bay and the Ruhr area, as can be seen on the website of the Storm Center.

The next update of the warning position is pending for the evening of June 15, 2025. The population is still asked to be particularly vigilant and to prepare for the possible capsoles of weather accordingly. The hope is now on a rapid weather calming from northwestern directions that could stop the most violent thunderstorms.