Heavy thunderstorms brought heavy rain and wind locally in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia on Monday evening. The German Weather Service (DWD) had previously issued severe weather warnings for various regions. As a spokesman for the DWD said, wind speeds of 100 kilometers per hour were quite possible. There was initially no information about damage caused by fallen trees. According to dpa information, travelers in Thuringia were stuck on a train for a long time due to a storm.