The German Meteorological Service (DWD) has issued warnings for heavy and persistent rainfall across northern and northeastern Germany.
The affected areas encompass portions of the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony, according to a DWD announcement released Monday from Offenbach. The severe weather conditions pose a risk of basement and street flooding, as well as potential river and stream swelling.
Current warnings are in place until Tuesday midday, though the DWD cautions that an extension or expansion to additional regions remains possible.
The weather event is attributed to a current atmospheric pattern characterized by very humid and warm air mass dominating eastern and northeastern Germany. A slow-moving front is expected to bring prolonged and potentially torrential rainfall until Tuesday midday.
Further rainfall, potentially accompanied by thunderstorms, is anticipated from a southern direction across the affected area. The highest precipitation amounts are likely to be concentrated in Vorpommern. The DWD reports that rainfall is expected to gradually diminish throughout the night into Tuesday morning, ultimately moving towards the Baltic Sea.