Overview

• Lower Saxony’s coastal agency warned of three light storm surges with water levels potentially about two meters above mean high tide in ports including Emden, Wilhelmshaven, Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bensersiel and Norderney, with peaks forecast overnight, Sunday midday and late Sunday.
• The national weather service said very strong gusts will persist, with exposed islands in the North Sea likely to see winds exceeding 100 km/h as warnings remain in effect into Sunday.
• Emergency services reported numerous call-outs for fallen trees and blocked roads in several regions, including repeated deployments in towns such as Mülheim, Heiligenhaus and Sprockhövel.
• Authorities in Baden-Württemberg logged widespread storm operations and confirmed two serious injuries in Dachsberg after a tree struck a minibus, sending the 58-year-old driver by helicopter to hospital and injuring a 57-year-old passenger.
• Maritime traffic was disrupted as multiple ferry services were canceled or delayed, including links to the East Frisian islands, Helgoland and Sylt, and a gas-oil tanker off the Dutch coast briefly lost maneuverability before anchoring under a rescue standby.