Weather - Many trees toppled in thunderstorm - weather calms down
Thunder and storm caused hundreds of interventions for the fire departments in Brandenburg on Saturday evening. The regional control rooms reported mostly uprooted and uprooted trees. There were no injured reported so far, they said. Thunder brought partly heavy rain and strong gusts of wind in the evening after a hot Saturday afternoon. In the new week, quiet summer weather is expected first.
Canoes capsized on Ruppiner See
Caution was advised for water sports enthusiasts on Saturday. On Ruppiner See, for example, a canoe capsized, as the police reported. A 49-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter were initially reported missing, but could be rescued from a boat. They were taken to the hospital for examination, according to the police.
"We had our hands full," said a spokesman for the Regional Control Centre North in Eberswalde, which covers several districts, counting 120 weather-related interventions. Trees fell on parked cars and roofs were damaged. In the Landkreis Oberhavel alone, there were 70 interventions within two hours, most of which affected the area around Oranienburg.
Trees fell on cars
Heavy winds caused damage in southern Brandenburg, the fire departments had to be alerted: 150 interventions took place in the districts of Dahme-Spreewald and Oberspreewald-Lausitz. Trees fell on cars and also on porches, as reported by the Regional Control Centre in Cottbus.
Trees and branches did not hold out in the landkreises Havelland and Ostprignitz-Ruppin either. The Regional Control Centre Northwest reported a total of 108 interventions. The police reported, for example, that in Neuruppin an car drove into an uprooted tree. From 97 "typical thunderstorm interventions" reported the Regional Control Centre in Brandenburg an der Havel, which covers the city and the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark and Teltow-Flaming.
Thunder and storm are a match - for now
After thunder and storm, the new week brings quiet summer weather to Berlin and Brandenburg first. According to the forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD), temperatures will be between 24 and 28 degrees on Monday. Temperatures of around 30 degrees are expected in the Lower Lusatia. It will be dry. People may also look forward to cooling down on Tuesday, as temperatures could reach up to 32 degrees. However, towards the middle of the week, showers and powerful thunderstorms with temperatures of 29 to 34 degrees are expected, as the DWD announced.
- Despite the threat of a thunderstorm in Eberswalde, the regional control center advised caution for water sports enthusiasts.
- The thunderstorm in Brandenburg led to 150 interventions in the districts of Dahme-Spreewald and Oberspreewald-Lausitz, causing trees to fall on cars and porches.
- On Ruppiner See, a canoe capsized during the thunderstorm, and a 49-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter were initially reported missing but were later rescued.
- The threats of thunderstorm and heavy rain on Saturday night caused numerous interventions for the fire department in Cottbus, resulting in damage and injuries to parked cars and roofs.
