Uprooted trees fell on grave stones n the eastern German town of Hassleben.
A man died near the western German town of Wissen early Saturday when a tree toppled by the storm fell on the car he was riding in, Wissen police told CNN.
The man was in a group of four people driving home from work when they encountered a tree in the road. As they were turning around, the other tree fell on the car. None of the other men were injured.
Also in Germany, a train conductor was injured when a high-speed train, the Inter City Express, struck a toppled tree, according to Martin Walden, spokesman for Deutsche Bahn rail service.
None of the train's passengers were injured, and they were bused to their final destination. The train was headed from Dortmund, Germany, to Vienna, Austria, Walden said.
Toppled trees on train tracks were triggering massive delays in railway service all across Germany, with rail lines closed in many locations, Walden said.
Europe began feeling the effects of Emma late Friday night, according to Deutchscher Wetter Dienst (DWD), Germany's national weather service.
The continent was raked by wind gusts of up to 95 km/h (59 mph). The storm was expected to reach its peak during the late afternoon Saturday, with winds of up to 120 km/h (74 mph) -- the strength of a Category 1 hurricane.
German authorities were urging residents to stay indoors until the worst of the storm had passed, especially in the northwest part of the country and the southern Alps. Forecasters said the winds and rain should decrease by early Sunday.
The Meteorological Institute of the University of Berlin names high- and low-pressure systems. This year, the high-pressure systems receive male names and the low pressure systems, female names.
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I've been noticing the effects of this storm too for the last two days. My whole house was shaking and rocking last night! (which actually isn't even that big a deal when you live in a houseboat
). Kinda annoying when all the cupboards and doors keep opening and slamming shut, but luckily the storm is calming right now, so I hope it'll be over soon.