Chaos in Chemnitz: Storm gusts block streets and trains!

Chaos in Chemnitz: Storm gusts block streets and trains!

Chemnitz, Deutschland - Today, on June 23, 2025, a violent storm in Chemnitz and the surrounding area ensures considerable problems in traffic. Storm gusts caused both tracks and streets to be blocked. The Einsiedel district was particularly affected, where the regional railway connection Chemnitz-Aue was not accessible for several hours, and a street also had to be closed. After intensive clearing work, train traffic could be released in the evening, but the clean-up work continues how diesachsen.de reported.

In the Erzgebirge district, numerous trees fell over and led to a full closure of a street near Zschopau. In this region, several other trees were reported as unstable, which created additional obstacles. Another worrying message comes from Pockau-Lengeld: there was a power failure that is also due to the gusts of wind. A total of at least 23 missions of the fire brigade were recorded by the early evening, luckily without reports on injuries.

Memories of past weather extremes

not last year, on August 15, 2024, Chemnitz was haunted by a similar storm. At that time, heavy rains converted streets into raging streams and many trees bent under the storm's force. The fire brigade was in constant use to clear flooded roads. The Jagdschänkenstraße, for example, was closed to traffic, while emergency services dropped the water in the overloaded sewage system. An incident was particularly dramatic: a BMW got stuck in a puddle and had to be saved. There were no injuries, but the dangers of extreme weather experiences are clearly noticeable, such as tag24.de determined.

The past few years have shown that extreme weather events, such as storms and heat waves, increase in Germany. According to a study by the German Weather Service, such phenomena are reinforced by global warming. While many regions have to deal with record temperatures, the probability of cold winter and strict frosts decreases. In some areas of Germany, new temperature records are increasingly more likely, which presents the population with new challenges. These developments are also visible in areas through regional relocations in which such challenges have so far been less present. You can read more about this in the analyzes of the DWD here .

The storm again shows that we have to adjust to weather extreme. While the clearing teams in chemnitz work remains to be seen which further effects of this storm will still have. The residents are asked to exercise caution and keep up to date with current developments.