Storm - Threat of heavy thunderstorms in Thuringia on Sunday night
Large parts of Thuringia are threatened by thunderstorms with heavy rain potential during the night on Sunday. The German Weather Service issued a corresponding warning on Saturday to prepare people for this. The following districts could be affected: Altenburger Land, Greiz, Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Saale-Orla, and the city of Gera, between 2:00 AM and 8:00 AM.
Storms with heavy rain potential could already begin over the Ilm-Kreis, Kyffhauserkreis, Wartburgkreis, Eichsfeld, Gotha, Hildburghausen, Nordhausen, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Sonneberg, Soemmerda, Weimarer Land, and Unstrut-Hainich districts as early as 11:00 PM on Saturday. The cities of Eisenach, Erfurt, Jena, Suhl, and Weimar could also be affected.
According to the forecast, individual, sometimes heavy thunderstorms are expected from the southwest during the night hours. Locally, heavy rain of 20 to 40 liters per square meter is possible. In some places, extremely heavy rain of 60 to 80 liters per square meter is possible. In addition, wind gusts of up to 80 to 100 kilometers per hour and hail could occur.
The thunderstorms are expected to move north-eastward on Sunday morning. The risk and damage potential is significantly increased, according to the German Weather Service's message.
Individual strong thunderstorms could already occur in parts of Thuringia on Saturday afternoon.
Recommendations for thunderstorms [Note: The last sentence seems unrelated to the rest of the text and is not translated.]
- Despite the potential thunderstorms in Gera starting at 2:00 AM on Sunday, residents in Saale, specifically in Greiz, might experience similar weather conditions earlier.
- The DWD warned about potential thunderstorms in Thuringia's Altenburger Land, Greiz, Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Saale-Orla, and Gera on Sunday night, advising locals to prepare accordingly.
- The city of Erfurt, along with other districts like Eichsfeld and Wartburgkreis, could potentially be hit by storms with heavy rain as early as 11:00 PM on Saturday.
- The Ilm-Kreis, Kyffhauserkreis, and Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, among other regions, might experience thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds as early as Saturday night, according to the DWD predictions.
- Thunderstorm activity in Thuringia is expected to move towards the north-east on Sunday morning, increasing the risk of damage and potential heavier rainfall, as per the German Weather Service's announcement.
