Snow chaos in OWL: Slow warning for Bielefeld and Paderborn!

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DWD warns of smoothness in Herford and the surrounding area, while strong snowfall and accidents endanger the streets.
DWD warns of smoothness in Herford and the surrounding area, while strong snowfall and accidents endanger the streets. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

On February 12, 2025, the German Weather Service (DWD) warns of considerable smoothing in Bielefeld and the surrounding circles Padersloh, Minden-Lübbecke, Herford, Höxter and Lippe. The warning applies from Wednesday, 8 p.m. to Thursday, 11 a.m. For the region, temperatures of zero degrees can be expected from the evening that could easily decrease under this value at night. This is accompanied by a slight precipitation, which on Wednesday evening merges of rain in snow, which could further exacerbate the road conditions.
The forecasts indicate that on Thursday, cloudy weather with continuous snowfall will prevail at temperatures by zero degrees. While the precipitation subsides on Friday afternoon, the temperatures only rise to a maximum of 2 degrees. The weekend in East Westphalia-Lippe will be cloudy, with temperatures around freezing.

In the past few days, there have been several weather-related traffic accidents in North Rhine-Westphalia, especially in East Westphalia-Lippe. So reported Westfalen-leaf that already fell in the district of Paderborn on Tuesday evening and led to smooth roads. A 39-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle in Rheda-Wiedenbrück on Wednesday morning. There was also an accident in Büren with an injured person, and the Pader sprinter in Paderborn was based on the weather.

traffic accidents and dangers

The weather conditions meant that the emergency services in the Höxter district were busy with several accidents on Tuesday evening and on Wednesday night. Another incident occurred when a Citroen driver on the L 837 in Willebadessen lost control of his car and slipped against a 53-year-old woman on the roadside. The DWD warned of the possible smoothness for this period, since the snowfalls also spread to the middle and north of North Rhine-Westphalia.

also warns Tagesschau of an increased risk of accidents due to the meteorological conditions in the coming days. In many parts of Germany, including Lower Saxony and Thuringia, numerous smoothness accidents have already occurred. Here, sometimes over a hundred traffic accidents were reported in short periods of time, which are due to the difficult weather conditions.

In view of this situation, drivers are asked to drive particularly carefully in view of this situation. The DWD recommends finding out about the current road conditions before departure and, if necessary, switching to public transport. The weather could also affect air traffic, which is why travelers at airports such as Frankfurt and BER have to expect delays and possible failures.

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