On Sunday evening, a thunderstorm front from the south crossed the Netherlands. Many reports of flooding and storm damage were received at the various Safety Regions, but the damage appears to be not too bad.
Thunderstorms with a lot of hail, gusts of wind up to 75 kilometers per hour and a lot of precipitation in a short time, that was the prediction. The KNMI had already announced code yellow for the whole of the Netherlands, but changed it in the course of the evening to code orange for the provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant, South Holland (until 7 p.m.), North Holland, Utrecht, Flevoland ( until 10 p.m.), Overijssel (until 11 p.m.), Drenthe and Friesland (until 1 a.m.).
According to Broadcaster West The damage in South Holland was not too bad, in Wassenaar two branches of trees broke off. In Breda, Noord-Brabant, a family with a young child was released with a fright when a large tree fell on the hood of their car, reports Broadcasting Brabant.
In Noord-Holland, the thunderstorms and rain have led to flooding in various places, says NH News. For example, streets were under water in Haarlem, Heemstede, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Hoorn, among others.
Schiphol was shut down for up to two times for a short time
On Sunday evening, aircraft handling was halted twice for fifteen minutes at Schiphol. Landen was no longer responsible. Aircraft bound for Schiphol had to fly in circles over Flevoland and South Holland. A Boeing 737 of KLM from Rome has diverted to Groningen Airport Eelde after several landing attempts.
Dozens of reports of storm damage have been received in Utrecht, according to reports RTV Utrecht. A tree fell on a house in both Leusden and Woudenberg. In Overijssel, the Twente region in particular has been most affected, writes RTV East. Lightning struck two houses in Hengelo.
During the night the showers move north. Monday afternoon there may still be a single thunderstorm in the afternoon.
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