Overview
- Deutsche Bahn reports regional delays of up to 60 minutes and partial cancellations in Niedersachsen and Bremen due to frozen points and signal failures.
- Bus operations in parts of the Pinneberg district were suspended by HVV, and the B431 at Klein Nordende remained closed at midday for a difficult bus recovery; no injuries were reported.
- A lorry crash on the A1 near Groß Ippener blocked all lanes overnight before reopening by early morning, as Autobahnpolizei Ahlhorn tallied 13 A1 accidents causing about €180,000 in damage.
- A Bremen fire-service transporter overturned on the snow-glazed A27; the driver was uninjured, and emergency services urged people to avoid nonessential travel and adapt driving to conditions.
- The German Weather Service maintains warnings for snow and ice through early next week, and a meteorologist notes model runs that could bring a much colder, snowier phase in mid-January, which remains uncertain.