Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Wind sock
Wind sock Photo: Joanjoc / Wikimedia Commons
Nature
weather
autumn
autumn storm
KNMI
weerplaza
VID
code yellow
weather warning
strong winds
Zeeland
Zuid-Holland
Noord-Holland
Friesland
Groningen
Wadden
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 08:29
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

First autumn storm of season to hit Netherlands on Wednesday

The Netherlands' coastal provinces will face the season's first official autumn storm on Wednesday, according to meteorological institute KNMI. The KNMI warns of wind gusts on the coast and the IJsselmeer of up to 90 kilometers per hour. Weerplaza forecasts winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour on the Wadden.

The KNMI issued a code yellow weather warning for Zeeland, Zuid-Holland, Noord-Holland, Friesland and Groningen. The warning takes effect at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning and will stay in place until 8:00 p.m. that evening. Traffic and outdoor activities may be hindered by the storms, the meteorological institute warns.

According to traffic information service VID, the height of the storm will blow across the country between morning rush hour and early afternoon on Wednesday, NU.nl reports. "The biggest danger lies in trees being blown down and branches being blown away", according to the VID. The service warns against driving with empty trucks or trailers on Wednesday.

Weerplaza warns that trees can be blown over easier than usual. "Because off the rainfall of recent days, the soil is looser than normal", Michiel Severin of Weerplaza said, according to the newspaper. "In addition, the trees are still full in leaf, making them easier to bow over than normal. Big branches with a lot of leaves can hardly withstand the winds."

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • NL spending millions on wasted lab capacity for Covid tests: report
  • Video: Netherlands' Eurovision selection'Birth of a New Age'
  • Tax Authority's fraud witch hunt started 15 years ago: report
  • Weekend to be chilly, with periods of sunshine
  • Dutch gov't has millions of rapid Covid tests in storage: report
  • Dutch railway must change to cope with increasing extreme weather

Top Stories

  • Dutch gov't has millions of rapid Covid tests in storage: report
  • Fewer deaths than expected for first time in six months; vaccination possible cause
  • Amsterdam man convicted in sex club slayings shot dead in front of daughter, 7
  • 4,161 new coronavirus infections brings average down 3 percent
  • Dutch politics fragmented: 15 parties have chance at parliamentary seat
  • MPs against nuclear power plant in Groningen

© 2012-2021 NLTimes.nl, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact