Extreme freezing rain: New dangerous storm situation on the horizon

There was a dangerous storm situation in southern Germany on Wednesday afternoon. The German Weather Service officially warned "danger to life and limb". The situation was particularly severe in the district of Reutlingen, for example. In the well-known outlet city of Metzingen, it rained heavily at freezing sub-zero temperatures. A thick layer of ice formed everywhere. On plants, cars, bicycles and roads. The danger of icy roads was and is currently still enormous! The gritting services are in constant use. The forecasts see a new dangerous black ice situation in Germany for Sunday and Monday. Then also the west and the center of Germany could be affected by heavy freezing rain.