The series of violent storms over large parts of Germany continued during the night.

Storm "Antonia" again caused severe gusts of wind after rows of trees had been toppled and buildings damaged by the hurricanes "Ylenia" and "Zeynep" in the past few days.

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency warned that there was a risk of storm surges again for the German North Sea coast.

Train travelers have to be prepared for impairments at the start of the week due to considerable damage.

For a number of regions from the Baltic Sea coast to the edge of the Alps, the DWD warning map was colored orange to red on Monday night - there were severe weather warnings of storm and hurricane gusts.

Trees could be uprooted, roof tiles or other objects could fall.

"Close all windows and doors!

Secure items outdoors!”, said the DWD for the regions concerned.

"Try to avoid staying outside!"

"We still have to get through the storm situation until Monday," a DWD meteorologist in Offenbach had predicted on Sunday.

The weather only calmed down in the evening.

"The wind will remain an issue throughout the week," he explained.

"However, it will be a completely different house number than what we are experiencing these days."

impairment of rail traffic

Deutsche Bahn (DB) asked its passengers to find out whether the planned journey was possible.

This applies in particular to commuters in rush-hour traffic.

Those who can should postpone the trip.

According to Deutsche Bahn, a total of more than 6,000 kilometers of the route network were temporarily unusable after the stormy days that had passed.

Around 2,000 emergency services are on the move around the clock to remove fallen trees and repair overhead lines.

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the railway stopped regional traffic on Sunday evening due to the storm "Antonia".

"We will no longer send any new trains onto the route after 8 p.m.," said a spokeswoman.

This is a precautionary measure.

Regional trains are expected to resume operations on Monday morning.

The railway company Metronom, which operates many regional lines in Lower Saxony, Hamburg and Bremen, also wanted to gradually discontinue its train services on Sunday.

An emergency bus service is expected to last until Monday afternoon.

Nevertheless, passengers have to be prepared for restrictions in rail traffic on Monday.

Due to storm damage, delays and train cancellations are to be expected, the railway said.

Accordingly, no long-distance trains operate between Hamburg and Rostock/Stralsund, between Berlin and Rostock/Stralsund, between Norddeich Mole/Emden and Cologne and between Siegen and Dortmund.

The railway also expects regional traffic in North Baden, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland to be affected by the storm until Monday afternoon.

In Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, rail traffic will probably remain restricted until Monday afternoon.

Ship traffic is also affected

Disabilities do not only exist on the rails, but also, for example, for ship passengers on the Baltic Sea between Rostock and Denmark.

As the ferry company Scandlines announced, the trips between Rostock and the Danish port of Gedser were canceled until Monday noon.

In the past few days, at least six people have died in accidents in Germany due to the hurricane lows "Ylenia" and most recently "Zeynep".

There were also fatal accidents in several other European countries, such as Poland, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Belgium.