Right now
The most recent data we hold from Deutscher Wetterdienst arrived 6 hours ago.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
This page covers the record dated 25 October 2026. Browse recent observations in this area:
This alert expired on 26 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 30 recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 September 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 18 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
Deutscher Wetterdienst reported: There is a risk of hurricane-force gusts (level 3 of 4). Height range: > 1000 m; Max. gusts: 100-120 km/h; Wind direction: west
Urban PEI: 503,495 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 1 September 2026
- October 27, 2026 · score 41 · 0.0 km
- October 26, 2026 · score 41 · 0.0 km
- October 24, 2026 · score 41 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: Deutscher Wetterdienst. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 54 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Event data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 54 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.83/1 |
| Coordinates | 51.8179, 10.7339 |
| Nearest city | Wernigerode (4 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 503.5K within 50 km |
| Impact tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-10-25T19:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.dwd.de/DWD/warnungen/cap-feed/en/2.49.0.0.276.0.DWD.PVW.1792955820000.375b73f7-6dff-4dde-812c-73625c8dca12.ENG.xml |
| Licence | GeoNutzV — Deutscher Wetterdienst, source note required · Deutscher Wetterdienst |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: dwd. Occurrence: 2026-10-25T19:17:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-25T08:47:02.557Z. Material modification: 2026-10-26T02:16:32.775Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-10-26T02:16:32.775Z · data change
Index 41 → 54; severity Medium → High.
1 retained revision changed source fields this page does not show; the index, severity and version stayed the same.
Score breakdown
Technical details
| Event | hurricane-force gusts |
| Level | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | polygonal event area |
| Expires | 2026-10-26T03:00:00+01:00 |
| Instruction | Great danger due to: widespread falling trees, high-voltage power lines, scaffolding and other (possibly large) objects; falling branches, roof tiles and other (possibly large) objects; damage to buildings. Recommendations for what to do: Avoid staying outdoors and seek shelter (e.g. in buildings) |
| CapIdentifier | 2.49.0.0.276.0.DWD.PVW.1792955820000.375b73f7-6dff-4dde-812c-73625c8dca12.ENG |
| Licence | GeoNutzV — Deutscher Wetterdienst, source note required |
Safety information
What to do in a tropical cyclone
Three things first, then how little water it takes, and what to do before, during and after. From FEMA’s Ready.gov and the US National Hurricane Center.
For this reportSevere Weather · Wernigerode
Leave if you are told to
If you live in an evacuation zone and authorities order it, go at once. Water kills most: storm surge, the sea pushed ashore, and flooding rain.
Ready.gov · NHCShelter in an inner room
Away from windows, on the lowest floor that will not flood. If water rises, go up, never into a closed attic.
Ready.govStay in when the wind drops
The calm of the eye can last minutes before the wind returns from the other side.
Ready.gov · NHC
It takes very little moving water
Moving water. Figures from the US National Weather Service, “Turn Around Don’t Drown”. Person, car and water are drawn to the same scale.
Before, during, after. Here it is “after”.
Before · When a cyclone is forecast
Know your evacuation zone
And the route out of it.
Prepare the house
Bring in outdoor furniture, clear gutters, protect windows.
Supplies for several days
Water, food, medicines, torches, batteries, phone chargers.
Help your neighbours
Especially older people and those who need assistance.
Ready.gov (FEMA)
During · While the storm passes
Stay indoors
Inner room, away from windows.
Never into floodwater
Fifteen centimetres of moving water can knock you down, thirty can carry your car.
Keep listening
Official alerts and local radio.
Ready.gov (FEMA)
After · When the storm has passed
Keep away from power lines
And from anything touching them.
Generators outdoors only
Their fumes kill indoors.
Avoid floodwater
It can carry sewage, chemicals and electricity.
Messages, not calls
Keep lines free for emergencies.
Ready.gov (FEMA)
Questions people ask
What is storm surge?
The sea pushed onto land by the storm’s wind. It is often the greatest threat to life in a tropical cyclone, and can flood far inland. Source: US National Hurricane Center.
Cyclone, hurricane, typhoon: what is the difference?
The same storm with different names by ocean: hurricane in the Atlantic and north-east Pacific, typhoon in the north-west Pacific, cyclone in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific.
Is the calm in the middle the end?
No. It is the eye; the wind returns from the opposite side, often as strong. Stay indoors. Source: Ready.gov (FEMA).
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