Disaster in Germany: Storm rages with hail and flowering streams!

Disaster in Germany: Storm rages with hail and flowering streams!

Neu-Ulm, Deutschland - storms have caused massive devastation over Germany. On June 19, 2025, thunderstorms moved with heavy rain, hail and lightning strikes through various federal states. Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg were particularly affected. In Kranichfeld in the Weimar Land, the residents experienced precipitation quantities of up to 30 centimeters, which caused the fire brigade to pump several basements empty, reports Merkur .

But that was just the beginning. Dense storm clouds pulled over the Neu-Ulm district and the A7 motorway had to be closed with a BMW due to heavy rain due to an accident. The Erzgebirge district was also not spared, where heavy thunderstorms caused chaos at night. Recurring thunderstorms led to further rainfall that kept the emergency services on alert.

extreme weather conditions in the Ore Mountains

The situation in the Ore Mountains was particularly dramatic. Here, super cells with a torrential rain and large -grain hail pulled across the region. Streets turned into raging streams, while in places such as Schwarzenberg and Breitenbrunn there were massive floods and meter -high hail accumulation. The streets were also flooded in Hammer Unterwiesenthal. Tragically, a lightning strike on a horse farm in Keltern is suspected as a likely cause of a fire.

The weather conditions remained tense during the entire weekend. Weather calming was not in sight and meteorologists warned of other severe thunderstorms that also performed in the Alps, which made the situation dangerous for hikers. According to hna , the weather warnings were on the program: heavy thunderstorms with hail, storm and heavy rain were expected for the coming days.

Connection with climate change

The strong and sometimes destructive weather events are no accident. In a recent study, the German Weather Service (DWD) showed that extreme weather conditions in Germany increase through global warming. Weather events such as heat waves have become more common, at the same time the frequency of strict frosts decreases. Climate change not only influences the temperatures, but also the likelihood of heavy rain events, which led to high damage, especially in 2021 in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. This illustrates the need to deal with the changing weather conditions, as the DWD explains on its website: dwd .

Overall, the situation in Germany shows once more that extreme weather phenomena are increasing and coping with such challenges for the population and those responsible is an urgent task. The forecasts indicate that we have to prepare for further extreme weather events in the upcoming decades.