Overview
- BSH forecasts water levels of 2.0–2.5 meters above mean high water on the north Frisian coast and 1.5–2.0 meters in the Elbe area.
- In Hamburg, water is expected to reach the Fischmarkt around 17:30 with a peak shortly after 19:00 near 2.0 meters above mean high water.
- A BSH forecaster cautions the surge could run ahead of schedule, increasing the chance of sudden flooding in vulnerable locations.
- Authorities have issued warnings via apps as fire brigades, dike watches, and civil protection deploy mobile barriers and advise relocating vehicles to higher ground.
- The German Weather Service expects very strong, near‑hurricane gusts on the North Sea coast before conditions ease toward evening.