Yesterday, the Netherlands was in the grip of severe weather, with heavy gusts of wind, thunderstorms and hail. Code orange for Groningen, Friesland and the Wadden Islands has been lifted at 01.00 tonight. However, thunderstorms can still occur in Groningen and on some Wadden Islands.
Previously, code orange applied to extreme weather in almost the entire country. Parts of the Netherlands became flooded because there was a lot of rain locally and here and there it even hailed. There were also heavy thunderstorms, captured here beautifully above Schiphol:
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The showers have now left most of the country. Code yellow now only applies to Groningen and the eastern Wadden Islands. There, thunderstorms can fall with possible hail and gusts of wind up to about 60 km / h.
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Aircraft could temporarily not land at Schiphol due to strong winds and a KLM aircraft from Rome eventually had to divert to Groningen airport.
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The showers were accompanied by hail in some places in the Netherlands, but except for flooded streets, the damage seems to be not too bad.
Little damage
A family in Brabant was released with a fright after a large tree fell on their car, reports Broadcasting Brabant. Two homes in Hengelo, Overijssel, were hit by lightning last night, writes RTV East. In Limburg, streets turned into rivers.
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Streets turn into rivers: flooding in Limburg
Heavy weather at the beginning of the evening in Limburg. In the village of Beek so much rain has fallen that streets have turned into rivers and cellars are also under water.
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Heat wave
The temperature then. Yesterday it was still quite high with about 29 degrees in the middle of the country. Today it will be exciting whether we continue the heat wave for another day. The heatwave will most likely be over by tomorrow.
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Why weather apps are sometimes wrong during thunderstorms:
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Rain again
Tonight the temperature will remain high, with minimums between 19 degrees in the northeast and 15 degrees in the southwest. This morning it will be sunny, with local fog banks, but in the afternoon showers will start again. In some cases these are accompanied by thunderstorms and hail and gusts of wind. Tonight it will be dry again and the wind is and will remain light to moderate.
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