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Storm warning in NRW: Thunderstorms and heavy rain are threatening this weekend!
Oberhavel: Extreme weather warnings for NRW on June 14th and 15th, 2025 - severe weather, heavy rain and thunderstorms influence weather events.
Storm warning in NRW: Thunderstorms and heavy rain are threatening this weekend!
On the weekend of June 14th and 15th, 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia was hit by violent storms, which led to numerous fire brigade operations and damage. On the hottest day of the year, June 14th, temperatures rose to 34 degrees. But the joy of summer could quickly give way to the terror of a storm. The German Weather Service (DWD) had warned in advance, and the alarm reports soon became reality. The Paderborn fire brigade recorded over 191 missions when cellars were full and the roof of a production hall even collapsed, as wa.de reports.
The severe weather warnings were initially concentrated in parts of the west, but then also covered the east and south of Germany. Heavy thunderstorms and heavy rain of up to 40 liters per square meter within a short period of time were expected. The weather situation, which the DWD considers to be serious, also indicated possible hailstones of up to 3 cm and gusts of wind with speeds of up to 100 km/h. These forecasts confirmed the severe thunderstorms that hit many regions on Saturday night, as zeit.de noted.
Pictures of the damage
Fortunately, despite the severe storms, there were no serious injuries. Although there was damage on the university campus in Paderborn, the material losses are easy to bear compared to human suffering. The effects of the extreme weather conditions were also evident in other cities such as Delmenhorst and Ravensburg. The weekend wasn't the only one where NRW was affected; It was the third severe storm within two weeks. At the beginning of June, two strong thunderstorms caused unnecessary stress, festivals had to be canceled and a plane even had to make an emergency landing in Memmingen.
Climate change as a player
According to a study by the DWD, the frequency of such extreme weather events is increasingly being linked to global warming. According to the DWD, the rate of severe weather events in Germany has increased, particularly heat waves and heavy rain. Less severe frosts are increasingly shaping the weather pattern, although the possibility of cooler temperatures does not disappear completely, but is decreasing significantly, as dwd.de illustrates. The forecasts show that the chances of extreme temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius will increase sharply in the coming years.
So it can be said that the weather is likely to remain summery in the next few days. With temperatures around 22 degrees in the north and even up to 29 degrees in the south, summer will still take a positive turn for many in NRW - provided the weather doesn't take an unexpected turn again. Let us surprise you!