Overview
- Snow and ice triggered hundreds of crashes, including 57 in western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and 13 in the Ahlhorn autobahn area, with a jackknifed A1 truck fully closing the road near Groß Ippener overnight.
- Regional rail in Bremen and Lower Saxony saw delays of up to 60 minutes and partial cancellations as switch heaters struggled under repeated snowfall.
- HVV suspended multiple Pinneberg-area bus lines after a route bus slid into a ditch on the B431 near Klein Nordende, with the driver and three passengers uninjured.
- Emergency services were affected as a Bremen fire transporter overturned on the A27, and authorities urged people to avoid nonessential travel due to hazardous roads.
- The disruption spread to air travel, with Amsterdam Schiphol canceling hundreds of flights—over 200 on Saturday and nearly 300 planned for Sunday—while the DWD flagged ongoing snow, icy roads and deepening frost into early week.