The Netherlands is ending this week with the first two winter storms of the year. Today, strong winds have prompted a code yellow and affected traffic across most of the country — and there is more coming tomorrow.
Today’s storm has already caused Schiphol to cancel over 100 flights, and caused several disruptions to rail and road traffic across the country, reports the NOS.
Code yellow and disruptions… almost everywhere
Last night, expecting wind forces of 8 or 9 across the country, the Royal Dutch Weather Institute (KNMI) issued a code yellow for all Dutch provinces except Brabant and Limburg.
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The alert will be active until noon, when winds are projected to lose some strength. Until then, we’ll experience gusts of up to 90 km/h in the northwest of the country and up to 120 km/h on the Wadden Islands.
Chaos on land and in the air
On top of the many flight cancellations at Schiphol, road and rail traffic across the Netherlands are also experiencing disruptions.
On the railways, the most affected area is Almere, where fewer trains are running. This is impacting railway traffic in Duivendrecht, Hilversum, Weesp and Lelystad, reports the AD.
On the roads, the province of Flevoland is experiencing the biggest nuisance, with some areas closed off or limited for traffic.
Brace for a ‘twin storm’ on Saturday
While today’s storm is expected to lose strength in the afternoon, the country should brace for its twin brother tomorrow. 👀
That’s storm Darragh, which has already been raging over Ireland and the UK.
Luckily, by the time Darragh reaches the Netherlands tomorrow, it will likely no longer qualify as a storm — though it will still bring stormy weather.
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