Heavy rain in NRW: Keller under water and rail chaos in RLP!

Heavy rain in NRW: Keller under water and rail chaos in RLP!

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the heavy rain occurred on Saturday, May 31, 2025, which led to significant floods in several regions. According to the reports of dewezet.de were fully flooded. The Rhein-Erft-Kreis and the district of Euskirchen were particularly affected, where the fire brigade and emergency services carried out numerous missions.

In the city of Erftstadt, the emergency services reported that around 100 buildings were affected, while only comparatively few missions were required in the district of Euskirchen, but there were also some streets and basements under water. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries, as the local authorities confirmed.

passengers are affected

The effects of the storm were not only limited to the country. In Rhineland-Palatinate, several regional train lines had to be closed due to fallen trees and further weather-related obstacles. Trains of the lines RB62, RB63, RB64 and RB67 were affected, whereby the operation at RB64 between Kaiserslautern and Pirmasens was stopped without replacement traffic. Accordingly, the police reported fallen trees in Trier, while there were minor weather -related accidents in Koblenz.

The German Weather Service warned of the ongoing thunderstorms, heavy rain and potential hail. In some areas, rainfall of up to 40 liters per square meter could be measured in a short time. In addition, gusts of wind of up to 100 kilometers per hour were predicted, which meant increased storm potential in the regions concerned.

future warnings and forecasts

The storm center reported that there are different types of severe weather warnings. Preliminary warnings (yellow) signal possible storms up to 48 hours in advance, while acute warnings confirm the reliable arrival of a natural risk. The warning levels rang from moderate (orange) to excessive storms (violet), which represent the highest warning level. A team of experienced meteorologists continuously adapts the storm forecasts, whereby information is available around the clock ( St. st.a>).