Storm chaos in Lower Saxony: Hundreds of missions by the fire brigade!

Storm chaos in Lower Saxony: Hundreds of missions by the fire brigade!

Fürstenau, Deutschland - A violent storm has a firm grip on July 3, 2025 Lower Saxony and Bremen. After the day started with high summer temperatures and bright sunshine, a storm announced in the evening that caused chaos. The fire brigade was challenged due to fallen trees, weather -related traffic accidents and fires after lightning strikes. According to the NDR are hundreds of operations in the west of Lower Saxony, while the police and the fire To cope with the situation.

A1 and other main traffic were blocked by fallen trees, which made traffic even more difficult. In Fürstenau, district of Osnabrück, fallen trees on power lines provided a large -scale power failure. The case of a 55-year-old driver in Lingen (district of Emsland) was particularly dramatic, which was seriously injured due to a falling branch.

floods and evacuations

The storm front not only brought stormy winds, but also heavy rainfall. Roads were under water in many regions of Lower Saxony. In Ammerland, for example, a complete street turned into a small waterbed, while a supermarket in Aurich was flooded by the water masses that could no longer be drained. The fire brigade had to intervene and pump water, but it was already high on the outer wall of the building. This information confirms The district newspaper .

In Ritterhude, five people were slightly injured in a roof structure. Here too, the cause of the fire is so far unclear. In addition, in Emden hailstones with a diameter of up to six centimeters had to be registered, which underlines the extreme weather conditions. In the district of Cuxhaven, the fire brigades were busy clearing trees on streets to clear the traffic routes again.

climate change as a background

The extreme weather conditions could not be a one -time event. Studies show that climate change increases the frequency and intensity of such severe weather events. According to the researcher: inside of WWF climb the surface temperature and greenhouse gas concentration, whereby Extreme weather such as heavy rain and heat waves, also in Germany, occur more frequently. Experts warn that it is not just about individual weather events, but about an alarming trend that affects us all.

The combination of extreme temperatures, which reached up to 38.5 degrees in Barsinghausen on July 3, and the subsequent thunderstorms is perceived as a direct consequence of climate change. The German Weather Service (DWD) had already warned of severe thunderstorms and adjusted the weather warnings accordingly.

After a turbulent evening, the weather forecast for 4th July indicates relief: it is expected between 18 and 25 degrees with changing sky and maximum values. But the experiences of the past few days are noticeable and wonder what comes next.