{"id":254874,"date":"2026-09-04T09:46:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T06:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/?p=254874"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T06:46:27","slug":"severe-storms-in-europe-september-germany-and-poland-face-damaging-wind-and-tornado-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/news\/severe-storms-in-europe-september-germany-and-poland-face-damaging-wind-and-tornado-risk","title":{"rendered":"Severe Storms in Europe September : Germany and Poland Face Damaging Wind and Tornado Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"germany-poland-severe-storms-2026-css\">.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026{width:100%;max-width:100%;min-width:0;margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box;color:inherit!important;background:transparent!important;font-size:17px;line-height:1.75;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 *,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 *::before,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 *::after{box-sizing:border-box}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 h1,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 h2,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 h3,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 p,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 li,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 strong,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 div,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 th,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 td,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 blockquote{color:inherit!important}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 h1{font-size:clamp(28px,4vw,42px);line-height:1.18;margin:0 0 18px}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 h2{font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,30px);line-height:1.28;margin:34px 0 14px}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 h3{font-size:clamp(19px,2.4vw,23px);line-height:1.35;margin:24px 0 10px}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 p{margin:0 0 16px}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .lead{font-size:1.08em;line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:20px}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 ul{margin:0 0 20px 24px;padding:0}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 li{margin:0 0 8px}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 blockquote{margin:18px 0;padding:12px 16px;border-left:4px solid currentColor;background:rgba(127,127,127,.07)!important}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid currentColor;opacity:.35;margin:30px 0}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .table-wrap{width:100%;max-width:100%;min-width:0;margin:18px 0 28px;overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .responsive-table{width:100%!important;min-width:720px!important;border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:auto;font-size:15px;line-height:1.45;color:inherit!important;background:transparent!important}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .responsive-table th,.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .responsive-table td{border:1px solid currentColor;padding:10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;color:inherit!important;background:transparent!important}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .responsive-table th{font-weight:700;background:rgba(127,127,127,.10)!important}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .app-cta{width:100%;margin:30px 0;padding:18px;border:1px solid currentColor;border-left:5px solid currentColor;border-radius:10px;background:rgba(127,127,127,.07)!important}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .app-cta h2{margin-top:0}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .app-cta a{display:inline-block;padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid currentColor;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 a{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:underline;overflow-wrap:anywhere;word-break:break-word}html[data-theme=\"dark\"] .germany-poland-severe-storms-2026,body[data-theme=\"dark\"] .germany-poland-severe-storms-2026,html.dark .germany-poland-severe-storms-2026,body.dark .germany-poland-severe-storms-2026,body.dark-mode .germany-poland-severe-storms-2026,body.dark-theme .germany-poland-severe-storms-2026,body.wp-dark-mode-active .germany-poland-severe-storms-2026,.wp-dark-mode-active .germany-poland-severe-storms-2026{color:inherit!important;background:transparent!important}@media(max-width:760px){.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 .responsive-table{min-width:640px!important}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 h1{font-size:28px!important}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 h2{font-size:23px!important}.germany-poland-severe-storms-2026 h3{font-size:19px!important}}<\/style>\n<article class=\"germany-poland-severe-storms-2026\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<h1>Severe Storms in Europe September 4: Germany and Poland in the Risk Zone<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>A fast-moving severe-weather corridor is developing across Germany and western Poland on September 4, and wind \u2014 not hail \u2014 is the biggest threat. ESTOFEX has issued Level 2 for parts of east-central and northeastern Germany extending into western Poland, where organized thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and, in a narrow corridor, an isolated tornado.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not a forecast that \u201ctornadoes will hit Germany and Poland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tornado threat is <strong>conditional and localized<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The much broader concern is a rapidly moving band of showers and thunderstorms interacting with an exceptionally strong wind field. Where thunderstorms become organized, they may transfer that stronger wind toward the surface very efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>ESTOFEX specifically highlights the possibility of a broken convective line or <strong>LEWP \u2014 a wave-shaped section of a squall line \u2014 moving southeast across northeastern Germany<\/strong>. Breaks and bends in that line are the places where short-lived rotation and an isolated tornado become more plausible.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15984\" src=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/winter-wind-5480712.webp\" alt=\"winter\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/winter-wind-5480712.webp 1920w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=200,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/winter-wind-5480712.webp 300w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,height=401,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/winter-wind-5480712.webp 600w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=513,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/winter-wind-5480712.webp 768w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536,height=1026,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/winter-wind-5480712.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=150,height=100,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/winter-wind-5480712.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ESTOFEX Level 2: where is the highest risk?<\/h2>\n<p>The Level 2 zone covers parts of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>east-central Germany;<\/li>\n<li>northeastern Germany;<\/li>\n<li>areas toward the German\u2013Polish border;<\/li>\n<li>western Poland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A broader Level 1 surrounds the main corridor and includes a lower probability of similar hazards.<\/p>\n<p>ESTOFEX lists the main Level 2 hazards as:<\/p>\n<p><strong>severe wind gusts + isolated tornado risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A more confined heavy-rain threat also exists within the broader risk area.<\/p>\n<p>The most important corridor includes areas around:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and parts of Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern<\/strong>, then extends east toward <strong>Szczecin, Lubusz and western Greater Poland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The exact track remains important because this is a relatively narrow and fast-moving system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-242440\" src=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tornado-eu.webp\" alt=\"\u041f\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0446 : \u0421\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043f\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0431\u044c\u044e\u0442 \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0433\u0443\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tornado-eu.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=200,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tornado-eu.webp 300w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,height=400,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tornado-eu.webp 600w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tornado-eu.webp 768w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=150,height=100,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tornado-eu.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Why the setup is dangerous<\/h2>\n<p>This is not a classic summer thunderstorm outbreak with enormous instability.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the atmosphere has a different ingredient:<\/p>\n<p><strong>extreme wind shear.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ESTOFEX forecast soundings show approximately:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>22 m\/s low-level shear;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>30 m\/s shear through the lowest 3 km;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>storm-relative helicity around <strong>350\u2013400 m\u00b2\/\u00b2<\/strong> in the most favorable corridor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those are very strong kinematic values.<\/p>\n<p>In simple terms, the wind is changing speed and direction extremely quickly with height.<\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere may have only modest instability, but any thunderstorm that successfully develops can become organized very quickly.<\/p>\n<h3>The storm ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Moisture:<\/strong> enough low-level moisture for thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instability:<\/strong> limited or \u201cskinny,\u201d but potentially sufficient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wind shear:<\/strong> exceptionally strong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Low-level rotation:<\/strong> locally very favorable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fast storm motion:<\/strong> raises the damaging-wind threat.<\/p>\n<p>This is why the main story is not giant hail.<\/p>\n<p>It is:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>fast-moving thunderstorms capable of suddenly producing damaging straight-line wind, with a small but real tornado window in the most favorable line breaks.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Germany: official DWD warnings are already strong<\/h2>\n<p>Germany\u2019s national weather service DWD independently confirms a significant wind and thunderstorm threat.<\/p>\n<p>For northern and central Germany on September 4, DWD expects widespread southwest-to-west winds with gusts of approximately:<\/p>\n<p><strong>55\u201370 km\/h.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isolated storm-force gusts near:<\/p>\n<p><strong>85 km\/h<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>are possible.<\/p>\n<p>In higher terrain, gusts can reach roughly <strong>100 km\/h<\/strong>, with the most exposed peaks locally near <strong>110 km\/h<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During stronger thunderstorms, DWD says localized wind gusts around <strong>85 km\/h<\/strong> are possible, with <strong>isolated severe gusts near 100 km\/h not ruled out<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Thunderstorms may also produce:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>around 20 mm of rain in one hour;<\/li>\n<li>small hail;<\/li>\n<li>abrupt wind shifts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Heavy rain in northern Germany<\/h2>\n<p>Another major threat sits slightly north of the core tornado corridor.<\/p>\n<p>DWD expects a narrow band from <strong>East Frisia toward Mecklenburg<\/strong> to receive roughly:<\/p>\n<p><strong>20\u201335 mm of rain in about six hours.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Locally, totals could reach around:<\/p>\n<p><strong>50 mm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DWD classifies those localized totals as potentially severe.<\/p>\n<p>This matches the Weather Forecaster signal especially well near Rostock.<\/p>\n<h2>Poland: wind and thunderstorms move east<\/h2>\n<p>The system then shifts toward western Poland.<\/p>\n<p>IMGW\u2019s official weekly outlook describes Friday as unsettled and windy, with showers and thunderstorms. Across Poland, background winds may reach roughly <strong>30\u201340 km\/h<\/strong>, with gusts near <strong>65 km\/h<\/strong>, and more than 70 km\/h near parts of the coast.<\/p>\n<p>The severe convective tornado signal itself comes from <strong>ESTOFEX<\/strong>, not from an IMGW tornado warning.<\/p>\n<p>That distinction is important.<\/p>\n<p>ESTOFEX is highlighting an atmospheric environment favorable for an isolated tornado if the correct storm structure develops.<\/p>\n<p>IMGW remains the official source for real-time warnings in Poland.<\/p>\n<h2>Weather Forecaster 5-day forecast for the severe-weather corridor<\/h2>\n<p>The following forecast uses the <strong>Weather Forecaster forecast model<\/strong>, checked September 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>One critical warning before reading the tables:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Weather Forecaster city forecast wind gusts are not the maximum gust that can occur inside a thunderstorm.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A convective downburst or rotating line segment can produce gusts far above the daily grid value.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the DWD\/ESTOFEX severe-weather guidance matters more than a city forecast during the actual storm passage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Berlin: Level 2 corridor<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">25 \/ 18\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">1.5 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>64 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">21 \/ 15\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0.9 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>58 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">21 \/ 13\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">39 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">22 \/ 14\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">27 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">24 \/ 19\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">1.5 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">31 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Berlin risk<\/h3>\n<p>September 4 is clearly the main severe-weather day.<\/p>\n<p>Weather Forecaster already gives a background gust near <strong>64 km\/h<\/strong>, before any localized thunderstorm enhancement.<\/p>\n<p>That is significant.<\/p>\n<p>If an organized line segment crosses Berlin or Brandenburg, actual convective gusts may become considerably stronger.<\/p>\n<p>The risk drops rapidly after Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday remains windy, then Sunday and Monday are much calmer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Magdeburg \/ Saxony-Anhalt<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">26 \/ 19\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>6.5 mm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>62 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">20 \/ 15\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0.1 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>57 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">21 \/ 11\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">33 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>28 \/ 13\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">28 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">24 \/ 18\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0.6 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">30 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Magdeburg sits in one of the more interesting transition zones.<\/p>\n<p>The city remains warm ahead of the front at around <strong>26\u00b0C<\/strong>, while rain and strong wind arrive almost simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly the type of region where a fast-moving convective line can generate sudden severe gusts.<\/p>\n<p>Then comes a major temperature swing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>26\u00b0C Friday \u2192 20\u00b0C Saturday \u2192 back near 28\u00b0C Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Leipzig \/ eastern Germany<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>27 \/ 18\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>6.2 mm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>68 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">22 \/ 15\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">1.0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>55 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">20 \/ 11\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">26 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>28 \/ 12\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">23 \/ 19\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">5.7 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">29 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leipzig has one of the strongest Weather Forecaster wind signals among the inland locations checked.<\/p>\n<p>The model gives almost <strong>70 km\/h<\/strong> for September 4.<\/p>\n<p>Again, that is the broad grid forecast.<\/p>\n<p>A thunderstorm embedded in this wind field could produce a much stronger localized gust.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of nearly 27\u00b0C ahead of the front and a powerful wind profile is particularly notable.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Rostock \/ Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: heavy rain hotspot<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">19 \/ 16\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>26.4 mm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">49 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">17 \/ 14\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>5.2 mm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>57 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">19 \/ 13\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">43 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">22 \/ 13\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">35 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">20 \/ 15\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0.3 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">32 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rostock tells a different part of the story.<\/p>\n<p>The temperature is much cooler, but the rain signal is far stronger.<\/p>\n<p>Weather Forecaster gives approximately <strong>26 mm on Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That matches DWD\u2019s official heavy-rain concern from northern Lower Saxony east toward Mecklenburg, where local totals may reach <strong>35\u201350 mm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The main hazard here may be:<\/p>\n<p><strong>persistent heavy rain + strong background wind<\/strong>, rather than the strongest tornado environment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Szczecin: first major Polish city in the corridor<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">21 \/ 17\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>16.7 mm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>63 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">18 \/ 14\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">4.4 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>57 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">20 \/ 13\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">48 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">20 \/ 12\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">34 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">23 \/ 17\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">35 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Szczecin has one of the clearest combined rain-and-wind signals.<\/p>\n<p>Friday brings around:<\/p>\n<p><strong>17 mm of rain + 63 km\/h model gusts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is therefore a key location to monitor as the wave moves from Germany into Poland.<\/p>\n<p>The risk should gradually decrease during Saturday, but winds remain noticeable through Sunday.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Zielona G\u00f3ra \/ Lubusz<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">26 \/ 17\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>9.2 mm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>58 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">20 \/ 14\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">1.7 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>56 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">20 \/ 12\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">49 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">21 \/ 11\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">28 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">22 \/ 17\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>6.3 mm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">27 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zielona G\u00f3ra begins Friday in much warmer air than Szczecin.<\/p>\n<p>That increases the contrast along the approaching wave.<\/p>\n<p>Weather Forecaster gives almost <strong>10 mm of precipitation and gusts near 60 km\/h<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This part of western Poland should watch radar trends closely during the storm passage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Pozna\u0144 \/ western-central Poland<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">25 \/ 17\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">2 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>60 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">21 \/ 15\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">2.1 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>62 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">20 \/ 13\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>52 km\/h<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">20 \/ <strong>10\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">0 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">31 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"DateHigh \/ LowRainPeak model gust\"><strong>Sep. 8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">23 \/ 14\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">1.8 mm<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">29 km\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pozna\u0144 is noteworthy because the strongest broad model gust arrives around Friday into Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Rain totals are not especially large in the city-grid.<\/p>\n<p>But that does not reduce the severe-wind risk.<\/p>\n<p>The main concern is the fast-moving line itself.<\/p>\n<h2>Where is the risk highest?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>AreaMain concernRisk timing<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"AreaMain concernRisk timing\"><strong>NE \/ east-central Germany<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">Damaging convective gusts, isolated tornado<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>Sep. 4 afternoon\/evening<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"AreaMain concernRisk timing\"><strong>Berlin \/ Brandenburg<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">Severe wind, line-embedded rotation<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"AreaMain concernRisk timing\"><strong>Saxony-Anhalt \/ eastern Germany<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">Strong wind, fast-moving storms<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"AreaMain concernRisk timing\"><strong>Mecklenburg<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">Heavy rain + strong wind<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"AreaMain concernRisk timing\"><strong>Szczecin \/ NW Poland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">Heavy rain + strong wind<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>Sep. 4\u20135<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"AreaMain concernRisk timing\"><strong>Lubusz \/ western Poland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">Strong storms, damaging gust potential<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>Sep. 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"AreaMain concernRisk timing\"><strong>Pozna\u0144 \/ Greater Poland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\">Severe wind risk, isolated rotating storm possible<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"\"><strong>Sep. 4 into Sep. 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How serious is the tornado risk?<\/h2>\n<p>The right wording is:<\/p>\n<p><strong>isolated tornado possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201ca tornado will hit Germany.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ESTOFEX describes an environment with exceptional low-level shear.<\/p>\n<p>Forecast profiles show low-level shear near <strong>22 m\/s<\/strong> and storm-relative helicity around <strong>350\u2013400 m\u00b2\/s\u00b2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Those values are easily sufficient for rotation.<\/p>\n<p>The main limiting factor is instability.<\/p>\n<p>If thunderstorms remain shallow or weak, much of that rotation may never be converted into a tornado-producing storm.<\/p>\n<p>But if even a narrow line break becomes surface-based and rotates, the environment would support a brief tornado.<\/p>\n<p>ESTOFEX also says that if instability turns out slightly stronger than currently forecast, an <strong>isolated stronger tornado could not be ignored<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is why <strong>nowcasting is essential<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The exact wave position and storm structure will determine whether the day produces mostly wind, or one or two localized rotating storms.<\/p>\n<h2>Why damaging wind is more likely than a tornado<\/h2>\n<p>The wind field several thousand feet above the ground is exceptionally strong.<\/p>\n<p>ESTOFEX mentions winds near <strong>60 knots at 850 hPa<\/strong> \u2014 roughly 110 km\/h at around 1\u20131.5 km altitude.<\/p>\n<p>A thunderstorm downdraft does not need to create new wind from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>It can simply transport some of that existing momentum downward.<\/p>\n<p>That is how a storm line can suddenly produce a corridor of damaging gusts.<\/p>\n<p>The highest risk is with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>fast-moving line segments;<\/li>\n<li>bowing sections;<\/li>\n<li>breaks in the line;<\/li>\n<li>embedded rotating cells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hail risk<\/h2>\n<p>Hail is possible, but it is <strong>not the primary Level 2 hazard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>DWD mentions small hail with some strong storms.<\/p>\n<p>ESTOFEX\u2019s September 4 Level 2 is focused much more strongly on:<\/p>\n<p><strong>severe gusts + isolated tornado.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That is important because it separates this event from some of the very large-hail outbreaks Europe experienced earlier in the summer.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens after September 4?<\/h2>\n<p>The severe convective window is relatively short.<\/p>\n<h3>September 5<\/h3>\n<p>Much cooler air spreads east.<\/p>\n<p>Germany and western Poland remain windy, but instability decreases substantially.<\/p>\n<p>Scattered showers and some thunderstorms remain possible, especially near northern Germany and the Baltic region.<\/p>\n<h3>September 6<\/h3>\n<p>Most inland areas turn significantly calmer and drier.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures are generally around <strong>18\u201321\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The main front is already farther east.<\/p>\n<h3>September 7<\/h3>\n<p>High pressure briefly takes over.<\/p>\n<p>The interesting detail is the temperature rebound in Germany:<\/p>\n<p>Magdeburg and Leipzig could jump back toward <strong>28\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>September 8<\/h3>\n<p>Another zone of cloud and rain may begin returning into parts of central Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Weather Forecaster currently increases precipitation again around Leipzig and Zielona G\u00f3ra.<\/p>\n<p>That will need another forecast update.<\/p>\n<h2>Official warning vs model signal<\/h2>\n<h2>ESTOFEX \u2014 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Level 2:<\/strong> east-central \/ northeastern Germany into western Poland.<\/p>\n<p>Main hazards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>severe wind gusts;<\/li>\n<li>isolated tornado;<\/li>\n<li>locally heavy rain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The tornado risk is also present outside Level 2 at lower confidence.<\/p>\n<h2>DWD \u2014 OFFICIAL GERMAN WARNING CONTEXT<\/h2>\n<p>DWD expects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>widespread 55\u201370 km\/h gusts in northern\/central Germany;<\/li>\n<li>isolated 85 km\/h storm gusts;<\/li>\n<li>locally 100 km\/h gusts in stronger thunderstorms;<\/li>\n<li>small hail;<\/li>\n<li>around 20 mm\/hour rainfall in storms;<\/li>\n<li>20\u201335 mm, locally near 50 mm over the northern heavy-rain corridor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>IMGW \u2014 OFFICIAL POLISH FORECAST<\/h2>\n<p>IMGW expects Friday to remain dynamic and windy, with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>showers;<\/li>\n<li>local thunderstorms;<\/li>\n<li>gusts around 65 km\/h;<\/li>\n<li>more than 70 km\/h near parts of the Baltic coast;<\/li>\n<li>locally heavier rain in northern Poland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>tornado risk is an ESTOFEX convective assessment<\/strong>, not an IMGW tornado warning.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Weather Forecaster shows weaker wind than the severe forecast<\/h2>\n<p>This is very important.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berlin Weather Forecaster: ~64 km\/h.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leipzig: ~68 km\/h.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pozna\u0144: ~60 km\/h.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yet DWD says an individual strong thunderstorm may produce <strong>85\u2013100 km\/h<\/strong> gusts.<\/p>\n<p>There is no contradiction.<\/p>\n<p>Weather Forecaster city forecast represents a grid-cell weather field.<\/p>\n<p>A downburst may affect only a few kilometers.<\/p>\n<p>A rotating line break can produce an even narrower corridor of damaging wind.<\/p>\n<p>So during severe convection:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>the city-grid wind forecast can significantly underestimate the strongest local impact.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Main Weather Forecaster conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><strong>September 4 is currently the most important severe-weather day in Europe, with the primary operational threat extending from Germany into western Poland.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not a widespread tornado outbreak forecast.<\/p>\n<p>But the environment is unusually favorable for rapidly organized convection.<\/p>\n<p>The strongest signal is for <strong>damaging wind<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>ESTOFEX Level 2 covers east-central and northeastern Germany into western Poland, and DWD independently expects widespread strong wind with thunderstorms capable of localized gusts around <strong>85\u2013100 km\/h<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The tornado potential is much narrower.<\/p>\n<p>It depends on a thunderstorm successfully forming inside an environment with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>very strong low-level shear;<\/li>\n<li>strong rotation;<\/li>\n<li>low cloud bases;<\/li>\n<li>enough instability to keep the storm surface-based.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If that happens, a short-lived isolated tornado is possible \u2014 especially near a break or bend in the fast-moving storm line.<\/p>\n<p>The system will then move rapidly toward Poland.<\/p>\n<p>For western Poland, the biggest threats are strong gusts, thunderstorms and locally heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p>By the weekend, the atmosphere settles considerably.<\/p>\n<h3>Before traveling<\/h3>\n<p>Before driving across northern or eastern Germany and western Poland on September 4, check:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>official DWD or IMGW alerts;<\/li>\n<li>thunderstorm radar;<\/li>\n<li>lightning activity;<\/li>\n<li>wind gusts;<\/li>\n<li>the hourly forecast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use the <strong>Weather Forecaster<\/strong> to follow rain and wind on the map before your trip. In a situation like this, the most useful information is not only whether a city has a thunderstorm icon \u2014 it is <strong>where the storm line is moving and how quickly the wind field is approaching your route<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-230686\" src=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Pogodnik2-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Weather Forecaster free app\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Pogodnik2-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=169,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Pogodnik2.webp 300w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,height=338,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Pogodnik2.webp 600w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=432,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Pogodnik2.webp 768w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536,height=864,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Pogodnik2.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=2048,height=1152,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Pogodnik2.webp 2048w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=150,height=84,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Pogodnik2.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"app-cta\">\n<h2>Track the storm line in Weather Forecaster<\/h2>\n<p>Check hourly rain, wind gusts, radar and local weather conditions for Germany and Poland in Weather Forecaster before traveling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bitltd.pogodnik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Weather Forecaster for Android<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Weather Forecaster forecast model<\/strong> \u2014 5-day temperature, precipitation and wind forecast for Berlin, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Rostock, Szczecin, Zielona G\u00f3ra and Pozna\u0144; checked September 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ESTOFEX<\/strong> \u2014 Level 2 severe convective outlook valid September 4, 06 UTC to September 5, 06 UTC, mainly for severe gusts and an isolated tornado risk from east-central\/northeastern Germany into western Poland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DWD \u2014 Deutscher Wetterdienst<\/strong> \u2014 official Germany warning situation for September 4: strong to stormy winds, strong thunderstorms, localized severe gusts and heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMGW-PIB<\/strong> \u2014 official Polish weekly forecast: windy and unsettled Friday with showers, thunderstorms and gusts near 65 km\/h, locally stronger near the Baltic coast.<\/p>\n<p>*Convective forecasts can change quickly. For the isolated tornado risk especially, radar and nowcasting during the event are more important than a static morning forecast.*<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESTOFEX has issued Level 2 for east-central and northeastern Germany into western Poland. 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