Overview
- Powerful thunderstorms swept large parts of Germany on Wednesday night, bringing heavy rain, hail and violent gusts that toppled trees and damaged buildings across several states.
- Police reported a woman killed and another seriously injured in Waldorf, Rheinland‑Pfalz, after a tree fell onto a covered seating area during the storm.
- In Hesse emergency crews said roughly 60 houses in Wetzlar were damaged, with some made uninhabitable and roof structures ripped away in damage local officials described as possibly caused by a windhose.
- The European Severe Weather Database logged a tornado report for Fürstenwalde/Spree in Brandenburg and local damage videos are being checked as meteorologists and police seek to confirm tornadic activity.
- Firefighters and police ran dozens to hundreds of weather‑related operations overnight, including an evacuation in Laubach after a fallen tree damaged a residential gas tank, and authorities warn damage surveys will determine repairs and safety measures.