Storm deep over Hesse: Fire brigade in constant stress - chaos at airports!

For the fire brigade in Hesse, January 7, 2025 was a day with numerous missions, triggered by stormy weather. The city of Weiterstadt in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district was particularly affected, where a ten-meter-high tree kinked and fell on the roof of a house. A resident had to be evacuated from her attic apartment, but remained unharmed.

In the Rheingau-Taunus district, a crashed tree caused additional problems by tackling a high-voltage line to the ground, which then remained on the L3033. Due to this danger point, the L3033 had to be temporarily blocked. At Frankfurt Airport, the storm led to the diversion of seven flights, which brought additional inconvenience for travelers.

Fire brigade operations in Frankfurt

in Frankfurt there was a total of 15 missions for the fire brigade, the mainly fallen construction fences, broken branches, flew away construction site signs and fallen trees. Despite these extensive missions, the police headquarters reported initial information that there was no major damage from the storm, as Hessenschau.de reported.

also daily show.de confirmed the large number of fire brigade operations and the associated challenges that Hesse had to cope with today.