Severe Weather Warnings Raised to Highest Level in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria
The German weather service (DWD) issued the most severe warnings for Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria on Friday, with storms expected to move east.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 28, 2026, 6:40 a.m. ET
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Aug 28, 2026, 6:45 a.m. ET
Severe Weather Warnings of Highest Level in Effect Across Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria
The German weather service (DWD) has issued severe weather warnings of the highest level for parts of southern Germany, with impacts including fallen trees on broken rooftops, over railway tracks, and on roads, according to The Local.
The warnings were in place in Baden-Württemberg on Friday, August 28, 2026, with the bad weather expected to move east through Bavaria during the course of the day. Affected areas include Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and specific districts such as Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Ansbach, Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe, Lake Constance, Allgäu, and numerous others, as reported by The Local.
Cities including Ansbach, Munich, Passau, and Rosenheim are also under the warnings, according to The Local.
Aug 28, 2026, 6:40 a.m. ETFirst report
Severe Weather Warnings in Effect Across Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria
Severe weather warnings of the highest level were in place in Baden-Württemberg on Friday, August 28, with the bad weather expected to move east through Bavaria during the course of the day, according to the German weather service (DWD) as reported by The Local.
The warnings covered areas including Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and specific districts such as Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Ansbach, Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe, Lake Constance, Allgäu, and numerous others, as well as cities including Ansbach, Munich, Passau, and Rosenheim, The Local reported.
Photos from the region showed fallen trees on broken rooftops, over railway tracks, and on roads, according to The Local. The event is still developing.
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