Storm surge on the North Sea and Elbe: fish market flooded
In Hamburg and on the North Sea coast, a storm surge on Friday night has already pushed a lot of water onto land and coasts. In Hamburg, the Elbe rose to 3.62 meters above sea level, as reported by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) on Friday. As a result, the Hamburg fish market was also flooded.
There is likely to be significantly more water in the midday hours, when the BSH expects water levels of 3.87 to 4.37 meters. According to the information, this corresponds to around 1.75 to 2.25 meters above mean high water. Accordingly, the BSH warned of a storm surge in the Weser and Elbe regions as well as on the German North Sea coast.
Due to the storm warning and the high tide, some ferries between the North Sea islands and the mainland were canceled or delayed on Friday, as the Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei announced on its website.
The storm surge on the North Sea and Elbe has posed challenges for shipping, forcing some ferries between the North Sea islands and the mainland to be canceled or delayed. The high water levels predicted for midday could further exacerbate these difficulties, potentially causing more disruptions to shipping operations.
Source: www.dpa.com
