The first thunderstorms from France will reach western Germany on Thursday afternoon, but with weakening. From 3 p.m. it gets dicey when the thunderstorms pick up speed. The German Weather Service has already issued a warning for large parts of the country.

The worst storms threaten in the south

Two main storms appear on Thursday: In the south and south-west there is the greatest danger of supercells, which can also produce tornadoes. The German weather service is already warning of hurricane gusts that can reach up to 120 km/h. In addition, there can be hail, which can be between five and seven centimeters in size.

Severe weather schedule for this Thursday

12 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Thunderstorm heavy rain from Cologne to Bielefeld. There is also heavy rain in Düsseldorf, Krefeld, in the Münsterland and in the Ruhr area. Locally 60 liters of rain in 6 hours are possible. There is a risk of flooding on streets and in inner cities.

Until 4 p.m.: The first heavy thunderstorms form in the Black Forest, in the Eifel and in the Palatinate Forest. Heavy rain reaches Hanover, Kassel and Braunschweig.

Till 17 o clock: A loose thunderstorm line has formed along the Rhine. Mainz, Wiesbaden and Frankfurt am Main can also be hit by thunderstorms. Beware of heavy rain, hail and heavy thunderstorms up to 100 km/h.

Until 7 p.m.: The climax of the storm is here. There is now heavy rain in Hamburg and Bremen. First showers in Stendal and Berlin. Isolated thunderstorms in the east and south.

DANGER: There is a danger of supercells in the Süderbergland, in southern Münsterland. in the Westerwald and Taunus, in the Rhine-Main area, Frankfurt am Main, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Mannheim, Darmstadt, Ludwigshafen, Offenbach to Fulda, in the Black Forest, on the Swabian Jura and Upper Swabia.

Till 21 o’clock: Severe thunderstorm cluster from the Osnabrücker Land to the Röhn. Covering the greater area of ​​Hanover, Kassel and Thuringia.

supercells are now performing in the greater Munich and Ingolstadt area.

Another thunderstorm line from Memmingen via Ulm to Nuremberg.

TORNADO HAZARD exists until 10 p.m

Until 11 p.m.: Extreme heavy rain on a line from Bremen via Hanover, Braunschweig, Erfurt, Nuremberg to Munich. Still hail and hurricane-like thunderstorms up to 110 km/h possible.

Until 2 o’clock: Heavy heavy rain with gusts of wind in Thuringia, Saxony, Franconia, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.

Until 4 o’clock: Thunderstorm heavy rain in Berlin and Dresden. There is a risk of flooding.