The storm that swept across the Netherlands on Tuesday evening has caused ongoing delays on some train lines, including pulling down trees, damaging homes and a few people were even injured last night.
Yesterday a code yellow warning was issued across the country due to thunderstorms. This was due to hit the Netherlands in the late afternoon, however, for many of us, it didn’t begin until it started to get dark. Just before this, it was actually upgraded to a code orange by KNMI for the whole country. Speeds of up to 90 km/hr hit the country, along with rain and thunderstorms.
It’s certainly not the worst storm we have ever had, but it was enough to cause some damage.
In onze regio hebben wij tot nu toe ongeveer 100 meldingen afgehandeld m.b.t. stormschades. Camping ‘de Oldenhof’ in Vollehove is zwaar getroffen. Campinggasten verblijven de komende nacht in het hoofdgebouw. De meeste meldingen zijn gedaan in Deventer, Zwartsluis en Vollenhove.
— VR IJsselland (@VRIJsselland) 5 juni 2019
Thunderstorm over The Hague #onweer #thunder #denhaag #thehague #codeoranje #noodweer pic.twitter.com/0Lb7hbJ6EG
— Wietse (@wbbrraamm) 4 juni 2019
Trains still delayed
The storm has caused some issues with the trains and these are still ongoing this morning. According to NU.nl these delays are found:
- No train traffic between Eindhoven and Weert (fallen trees)
- No train traffic between Eindhoven and Venlo (fallen trees)
- The overhead line is broken between Apeldoorn and Deventer (no trains until 1:30 pm)
- No train traffic in multiple locations in Gelderland
Last night train traffic was affected in other areas and also on the roads due to things blowing onto train tracks and roads, but thankfully it looks like all of that is clear now. Planes were also not allowed to take off or land during the storm, but it all resumed afterwards, says NOS.
Damage by the storm
According to NU.nl, there were reports of fallen trees in Eindhoven, where a tree actually fell on a car with a woman and three young children in it (thankfully they were unhurt). A tree fell on a moving car in the village of Zwartsluis and they needed to be treated by an ambulance. According to RTL Nieuws, four people were injured and one was actually sent to the hospital. Gelderland had many trees fall and in Rheden, dozens of cars and around ten homes were damaged. Ijselland received over a hundred damage reports.
Lichtshow van Moeder Natuur ⚡️ #bliksem #codeoranje pic.twitter.com/6B7FPSjA1f
— Jesse van Beljouw (@jessevanbeljouw) 4 juni 2019
? De stormschade tot nu toe in #Helmond (foto’s door oa @IkHeetBram, Pim Verkoelen en Bianca Krikke)https://t.co/u6cqqjXFS4 pic.twitter.com/3M2UOjbhlF
— De weblog van Helmond (@weblog_Helmond) June 5, 2019
According to NOS, the Deventer fairground attraction is damaged and roof tiles of many houses in the region blew off, including some window breakages in people’s homes.
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