Overview
- The German Weather Service issued an official warning for Rotenburg starting at 15:30 on Friday and expanded warnings around 17:30 to level 3 for multiple counties in northwest Lower Saxony.
- The DWD lists the main hazards as life‑threatening lightning, very heavy rain of 25–35 l/m² per hour, severe gusts between 65 and 90 km/h, and possible hail.
- Counties south of Hamburg and Stade, parts of northwest Lower Saxony and Rotenburg are under the strongest alerts while the region experienced separate severe storms in the south and east on Thursday.
- The DWD urges people to avoid staying outdoors, keep away from open water, secure or remove loose objects and for drivers to steer clear of flooded underpasses and slow down on wet roads.
- Authorities warn the storms can cause fallen trees, localized flooding and travel disruption and advise citizens to follow live DWD updates as conditions are expected to relax during the night into Saturday.