By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
One man is dead after Storm Eberhard caused chaos for travelers and one football team across Germany on Sunday. An end to the train of storms targeting the country and more of western Europe will not come this week.
Police told the Associated Press that a 47-year-old man died when a tree fell on his car in Bestwig, Germany. Bestwig is located about 100 km (62 miles) northeast of Cologne, where winds gusted to 102 km/h (63 mph) at the city's airport on Sunday.
Two flights headed to the Cologne-Bonn Airport had to be diverted due to the strong winds. Dozens of flights were canceled at the Frankfurt International Airport, according to FlightAware.
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Workers remove trees from a blocked road near Bad Honnef south of Bonn, Germany, after storm Eberhard raged over the western German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia on March 11, 2019.
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Cars drive through a snow-covered forest near the city Montabaur, Germany, March 11, 2019.
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A car drives through the snow-covered streets in the city Ilmenau in Germany state Thuringia, Monday, March 11, 2019.
Disruptions extended to the railways as Deutsche Bahn canceled services in North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday, The Local reported. Additional cancellations followed on Monday as crews worked to clear storm debris from tracks.
Downed trees blocked many roads in other areas of Germany hit by the storm. This included the road that connected the village of Thuringia with other areas, effectively cutting off residents from receiving storm aid and supplies. Worsening the situation, power in the village was cut during the storm.
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Another downed tree landed onto a home near Stuttgart, according to The Local. Meanwhile, a loading crane weighing several tons was blown over in Duisburg. Half of the crane landed in the river Rhine.
The gusty winds also forced several ski lifts to halt operations despite some areas receiving fresh snowfall.
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Chaos from the storm extended to the football pitch as snow fell in Hannover on Sunday. Hannover’s Genki Haraguchi shot the ball toward an empty net, but the ball slowed its speed on the snow-covered pitch and stopped just short of the goal line. Hannover went on to lose the Bundesliga match 3-2 to Bayer Leverkusen.
The weather is not expected to cooperate for cleanup operations from Storm Eberhard as the train of storms continues to target Germany and western Europe this week.
After snow showers followed Storm Eberhard over much of Germany on Monday, AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys expects Storm Franz, which is being called Storm Gareth in the British Isles, to bring two waves of gusty winds and rain across Germany on Tuesday and Wednesday.
"Winds should generally be on the order of 65-80 km/h (40-50 mph), but there can be gusts to 95 km/h (60 mph) in northwestern parts of the country," he said.
Such winds can cause more travel disruptions and sporadic power outages. Trees and branches that were weakened during Storm Eberhard can also be downed.
"Another storm may follow with more rain and wind on Thursday," Roys said. "Peak wind gusts may once again be in the range of 65-80 km/h (40-50 mph)."
"The majority of snow from these storms is expected to be confined to the higher terrain," he added.
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Unsettled weather is expected to be the theme for this spring across northern Germany, while AccuWeather long-range meteorologists are concerned for drier weather to return to southern areas.
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