A 15-year-old boy was killed when a tree crashed onto his tent as hurricane-like storms swept through the Schwarzwald area early into Wednesday morning. The storm was “brief and violent,” according to commander of the local fire brigade Tobias Ücker. The German Weather Service (DWD) had issued a large-scale storm warning for the state of Baden-Württemberg for Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Last week, much of central Germany was hit by heavy storms which led to serious flooding in some areas. But according to DWD, stormy weather is not forecast for the rest of the week across most of the country up until the weekend, when showers may be seen in southern areas.

Source: The Local August 02, 2017 13:52 UTC