Overview

• Authorities maintain storm‑surge alerts for the German North Sea coast with peak water expected around midday in Emden and in the afternoon in Bremen and Hamburg.
• Ferry operators report widespread cancellations and irregular schedules, including all weekend sailings of the Halunder Jet to Helgoland and restricted services around Sylt and the Halligen.
• A gas‑oil tanker named Eva Schulte briefly drifted off the Dutch coast before anchoring safely, with rescue vessels and a helicopter deployed as a precaution.
• Strong winds and heavy rain caused numerous callouts across Baden‑Württemberg and Hesse, with uprooted trees and blocked roads and two people severely injured in a Dachsberg incident.
• DWD warns of continuing strong to stormy gusts into Sunday, with higher speeds over the open North Sea and uplands guiding ongoing emergency and transport operations.