Severe weather warning in Hesse: Flood risk to Lahn and Fulda!

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Pouring up flood warnings on January 11, 2025. Rain and snowfall lead to increased levels in Hesse.
Pouring up flood warnings on January 11, 2025. Rain and snowfall lead to increased levels in Hesse. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

A heavy rain and snowfall has severely affected the region since the beginning of the year and the surrounding areas on the Lahn. This weather conditions have led to an increase in the water levels, which have already reached alarming flood values ​​in many areas. The cross -border flood portal (LHP) has declared increased alert willingness for the area around Marburg and Gießen. According to Giessener Allgemeine are critical in this region, where Registration level 1 has already been exceeded.

in Gießen the Lahn stepped over the bank. Alarming registration levels are reached on a total of five levels. Among them are four levels with registration level 1 and one with registration level 2, most recently recorded on the Gießen-Suman Sleezenwerk level. The level in Leun left registration level 2 this morning, which brings with it a certain amount of relaxation of the situation. However, an increase via registration level 1 is still expected for Gießen-Sagerwerk.

level stalls in detail

Current levels in the region show drastic exceedings compared to the mean values. Here is an overview of the most critical levels:

level Current level mean current measured value
Marburg 342 181 88% above the mean
Leun 546 210 160% above the mean
Diez 412 141 192% above the mean
lime kiln 511 231 121% above the mean
lahnstein 624 227 174% above the mean
In contrast to the alarming levels on the Lahn, there are also positive developments. The weather location on the Fulda reports a decline, especially on the Bad Hersfeld level, which has now fallen under registration level 1. The water levels on the Hessian section of the Main are also declining. This is confirmed in the overall forecast of the LHP, which is operated by various German federal states, which currently sees no danger of a larger flood event.

assessments and outlook

The German Weather Service (DWD) announces that the flood situation will probably relax. Snowfalls in North Hesse are occasionally possible for today, while the weather forecasts for Sunday and Monday remain free of precipitation. According to the current predictions of the DWD, a further relaxation of the situation is assumed.

In addition, Hessen took measures to provide floods. Water household models were developed for the Lahn area and the adjacent Rhine and Main areas. These are based on the Larsim model, which simulates the water flows in individual catchment areas. These models allow continuous surveillance and forecast through possible flood situations, which is why the authorities can always fall back on additional information about the levels flood hesse .

Overall, the location remains tense, but the combination of falling levels on some waters and the positive forecasts seems to be averted for the time being. However, the responsible bodies remain on constant alert in order to be able to react quickly if necessary.

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