Overview
- The German Weather Service issued and updated region‑specific severe‑thunderstorm warnings for parts of Germany on Tuesday evening, citing heavy short‑term rainfall, hail and damaging gusts.
- Warnings list concrete hazards including intense rainfall rates of about 30–40 liters per square meter in a short period, hail around 3 cm in diameter and storm gusts up to roughly 80–100 km/h that can knock down trees or damage buildings.
- Recent storms have already caused local damage and disruptions, including a suspended Mönchengladbach–Aachen rail line from overhead‑line damage and the July 14 event that devastated crops in parts of Unterallgäu.
- Forecasters expect a short midweek cooling with lower temperatures on Thursday followed by a strong return of heat by the weekend, raising the risk of renewed heat‑triggered thunderstorms and further localized severe weather.
- Authorities are using real‑time alerts such as the NINA app and DWD bulletins because convective storms form quickly and produce intense, highly localized impacts that residents, farmers and transport operators should heed.