There is now a good layer of snow in almost the entire country. Together with an icy wind, it creates a wind chill of -15 degrees in some places. Code red is in effect throughout the country. What else happened last night and what should we take into account?
The KNMI has announced code red for the entire country before Sunday. It is not recommended to take to the road because the combination of snow and strong wind can create dangerous situations. The strong easterly wind can cause snow dunes and snowdrifts, for example. Visibility is also poor and ice can occur.
The scattering services have been busy all night. But because there is little traffic on the road due to the curfew, it is more difficult to drive in the road salt properly.
It is still quiet early on Sunday morning. In the night from Saturday to Sunday, there was an accident with a scissored truck on the Merwede Bridge near Gorinchem. As a result, the A27 was closed in both directions between Werkendam and the Avelingen industrial estate. The driver was removed from the truck by the fire brigade.
First snowstorm in ten years
At the IJsselmeer, on the Houtribdijk between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, an average wind force 8 was measured for an hour on Saturday between 23:00 and midnight in combination with snowfall. According to Weer.nl, this means that there is officially a snowstorm in the Netherlands. The last time that happened was 2010.
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