Severe weather warning for NRW: Heavy thunderstorms and heavy rain threaten!

Severe weather warning for NRW: Heavy thunderstorms and heavy rain threaten!

The weather caps of the past few days have kept all of Germany busy, especially North Rhine-Westphalia, which was hit by severe storms last weekend. On June 14, 2025, the region experienced the hottest day of the year with top values ​​of up to 34 degrees, followed by intensive thunderstorms and severe weather warnings. According to Wa.de - Keller ran full, the roof of a production hall collapsed and the university site was damaged. Fortunately, there were no injuries.

The German Weather Service (DWD) had warned early on the storms. These affected the western Germany in particular and also moved to the east and south in the late afternoon. The warning remained until the night of June 15th. Residents had to adjust to precipitation of up to 40 liters per square meter and gusts of wind of up to 100 km/h. Hail with diameters of up to 3 cm was also predicted, as the Zeit .

storms in North Rhine-Westphalia

The affected areas, in particular Aachen, Bielefeld and the district of Paderborn, were particularly affected by the storms. The temperatures fell dramatically to 21 to 24 degrees, in the high -rise only maximum levels of 19 degrees. This was a tough contrast to the 34 degrees of the previous day. The predictions of the DWD show that even in the coming days with changeable weather, people have to expect people in the region. The heat record dated June 14th remains at 34 degrees, while after the storms there are always cooler temperatures between 8 and 17 degrees.

In the past two weeks, the weather extreme tremons were not to be overlooked. Already at the beginning of the month there were two violent thunderstorms that covered the region with floods and even resulted in an emergency landing of an aircraft in Memmingen. Now the third severe storm is in the house, which is due to the current weather conditions. According to dwd.de are not just a temporary phenomenon. It is expected that the temperatures in Germany could increase by 2 ° C to 4 ° C by the end of the century. The frequency and intensity of heavy ranges also increases.

Future view

The cooperation between the DWD and other institutions such as the Federal Office for Population Protection and disaster relief aims to prepare the population for possible future weather extremes. The aim of this cooperation is the exchange of information and knowledge on the questions of climate change and the development of adaptation strategies. As far as the coming weeks are concerned, it remains summery; In the north are around 22 degrees, while the south can adjust to up to 29 degrees. But the storms of the past few days are a clear sign that the weather in Germany remains unpredictable.

The citizens are asked to stay vigilant and take the weather warnings seriously, because climate change has also left its mark in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is to be hoped that summer will not only be summerly, but above all safe!