(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> Winds of more than 100 kilometres per hour hit Germany's North Sea coast, forcing the closure of train service between the mainland and the popular holiday island of Sylt.<br/> In Dagebuell, waves flooded the pier.<br/> And in the port city of Hamburg, strong winds knocked down several trees.<br/> German weather forecasters predict ever stronger winds on Thursday, this time in the country's south around the Black Forest region, with snow expected about an altitude of 500 metres.
