Hazard risk in Saxon Switzerland: Hetter and gusts of gusts await!
Hazard risk in Saxon Switzerland: Hetter and gusts of gusts await!
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, Deutschland - On June 15, 2025, the German Weather Service (DWD) published a striking severe weather warning for the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Mountains. The warning applies from 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and warns of thunderstorms that could go hand in hand with strong gusts of wind of up to 80 km/h and heavy rain. Rain quantities of around 25 l/m² can be expected in a period of six hours. This can not only lead to flooding, but also cause dangerous situations through lightning strikes, falling branches and flying objects. Therefore, citizens should avoid staying outdoors and stay in safe accommodations, the DWD recommends in its report of June 15, 2025 at 6:53 p.m.
The current weather conditions are already tense: with a temperature of 20 ° C and a humidity of 91 %, the weather is already pressing. In addition, the hourly prediction shows that from 7:00 p.m. the probability of precipitation will be 100 %. At 10:00 p.m., a further 100 % precipitation is even expected, which reinforces the risk of flooding. Therefore, it is important to be vigilant, especially in the next few hours and to cancel planned activities outdoors.
regional severe weather warnings
As the storm center reports, there is an overview map that shows the storm risks in various regions of Saxony. The affected areas include the Leipzig lowland bay, the Erzgebirge and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. In addition to thunderstorms, other storm types such as storms and heavy rain can also occur in these regions. The storm center also offers information about the warning levels that can range from preliminary warnings in yellow to extreme severe weather warnings in violet.
The severe weather warnings are continuously monitored and adapted by experienced meteorologists in order to inform the population as precisely and in good time as possible. This is done around the clock and 365 days a year, which offers citizens in Saxony an important source of information.
recommendations for the population
In view of the impending storm situation, it is advisable to take some simple but important precautions. The DWD recommends securing freely standing objects, attaching tents and covers and avoiding water. Citizens should also be careful in road traffic and avoid flooded or endangered routes to avoid unnecessary risks. Because in particular in heavy rain and gusts of wind, aquaplaning can become a great danger.Please keep up to date with the current weather conditions to get safely through these uncomfortable hours. Further information on the severe weather warnings are available at the storm headquarters and on weather websites such as Wetter.com.
For more details and constant updates, please visit the following pages: news.de, steepetterzentrale.de and DetailsOrt Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, Deutschland Quellen
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