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Thunderstorm cells move across the Allgäu - uprooted trees in NRW

Source: all-in.de (Glomex)

A storm front moves across Germany. The Allgäu region is also affected. However, the situation is particularly bad in North Rhine-Westphalia. Heavy rain in Oberstdorf First storm cells have also moved over the southern Oberallgäu on Thursday evening. From the Lake Constance area, thunderstorm cells moved from the east towards the west over the Allgäu Alps. In the southern part of Oberstdorf, there was sudden heavy rain in the valleys. The thunderstorms were also accompanied by strong winds and thunder. In Sonthofen, only isolated drops came down in the evening. Towards Oberstdorf, the sky was dark. Within a very short time, the thunderstorm front moved across the Upper Allgäu and further east to Füssen. Flooding and fallen trees in NRW Worse hit the town of Laggenbeck in North Rhine-Westphalia. After a large thunderstorm front moved in there, heavy rain and gusts of up to 108 km/h occurred. Trees were uprooted and roads were partially flooded. On railroad lines in particular, numerous fallen trees caused chaos. Rail traffic between the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia is now only possible to a limited extent. The route between Cologne and Amsterdam is particularly affected. How long the disruption will last is still unclear, according to Deutsche Bahn. According to media reports, Düsseldorf Airport had to suspend operations for 30 minutes in the afternoon because of the storm.

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