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Flooded roads and fallen trees due to storms

A severe storm caused roads to flood and trees to fall in the Rhine-Neckar district on Wednesday afternoon. In Sinsheim-Steinfurt, the water was about 50 centimetres high in some streets, according to the police. A truck driver got stuck while trying to pass the flooded road. The vehicle was...

A flood sign stands next to a flooded field.
A flood sign stands next to a flooded field.

Weather - Flooded roads and fallen trees due to storms

On the country road between Sinsheim and Sinsheim-Weiler, several trees fell onto the roadway due to the storm. In Eschelbronn, a lightning strike hit a residential house. However, a fire did not break out, and no one was injured. The extent of the damage remains unknown for now.

Police Press Release

  1. In Sinsheim, located within the Rhine-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, authorities are closely monitoring the road conditions along the main route towards Steinfurt, as the region experiences adverse weather, including a storm, which previously caused the fall of several trees on a rural road.
  2. Residents of Steinfurt in the Rhine-Neckar district have been advised to be alert while driving due to the prevailing weather conditions that led to a tree falling on a roadway near Sinsheim-Weiler.
  3. The weather forecasters in Baden-Württemberg warn of the potential for heavy storms in the coming days, advising drivers to exercise caution on roads such as the one connecting Sinsheim and Steinfurt, especially following the recent ordeal of a fallen tree in Sinsheim-Weiler that resulted from a storm.

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